3-Day Intensive Surface Decoration Course with Rebecca Appleby

15th - 17th May 2024
£405 with Rebecca Appleby (this includes all materials and colours for the course, firings, lunch and refreshments)

This 3 day intensive introduction to surface decoration delivered by myself will focus on qualities of mark making, colour, application and texture in clay. Each student will be given the opportunity to create clay vessels on which to practise new decorative skills and techniques.
I will discuss various techniques and applications of ceramic media and the most successful stages to apply the various different layers.

Practical work is demonstration-led and tailored, as much as is possible, to the needs of the individuals. Guidance and help is given throughout.

This exciting course is suitable for a beginner or a more confident artist. Class sizes are limited, 8-10 students to ensure individual guidance & a productive group dynamic.

The materials provided on this course are the materials that I use to make work to exhibition standard. There are no extra charges for materials or firing.

The courses is focused on surface and texture with slips, underglaze and oxide but there is some flexibility on ideas and outcome. You will be amazed at how versatile the techniques can be and at the dramatic surface effects that can be created in a relatively small space of time.

The courses are very much designed to send you away with proudly finished pieces of decorated sculptural work and feeling very much inspired and confident to go back to your own studios/classes, armed with new ideas & techniques to try.

Studio Address: Longside, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Jebb Lane, Barnsley S754BS

All courses will take part at CLAY yorkshire at Longside Studio, YSP
You can find us at the new address of:

Clay Yorkshire

Unit 3, Longside Studios

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Jebb Lane, Haigh, S75 4BS, UK

The exciting new space has a dedicated classroom and dining area with stunning views of the YSP and resident highland cattle!!

Our separate artist studios are located underneath the classroom where we house our range of kilns and studio equipment.

We have access to outside space which we will certainly access in the summer months for possible raku workshops and alternative firing techniques.

We have disabled facilitiles on site.

The Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) where we are now based is the leading international centre for modern and contemporary sculpture which celebrated its 45th anniversary in 2022.

'YSP is one of the great institutions committed to sculpture in the world'
- Sir Nicholas Serota

Accommodation information for students

Our studio is situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Sculpture park close to a village called West Bretton, Wakefield. There are several air b&Bs in the area that would be ideal to stay for the duration of the course. Below is a list of other areas all within a ten minute drive away.

High Hoyland
Darton
Flockton
Woolley Edge
Clayton West
Scisset

There is also Wakefield itself with hotels nearby.

Here is a list of accommodation that students have stayed at whilst on the course. Range of prices to suit all budgets.

'The Old Printworks' in Clayton West, Airbnb

'Country Cottage', Park Lane, West Bretton Airbnb

'Smithy Mews' Airbnb, Darton

'Heron Cottage', Huddersfield Road, West Bretton, Airbnb

Bagden Hotel in Scisset

Travelers Lodge, Woolley Edge M1 (low budget)

N.B Please note our location. We are situated on Jebb Lane which is at the opposite side of the Sculpture Park from the main entrance. Approximately a 30 min walk from the main entrance through the park or 3 mins drive. If anyone has a problem with transport from your accommodation please don't worry. If you can get yourself here on the first morning we can make arrangements from then on (I have a vehicles and can usually accommodate lifts to and from the studio as well as car share possibilities).

Yorkshire Sculpture Park is located 7 miles outside of Wakefield and 20 miles south of Leeds in West Yorkshire. YSP is conveniently located one mile from M1 Junction 38 and is served by Leeds-Bradford, Doncaster-Sheffield and Manchester International Airports, all within a 90-minute drive away.