Moon Jar April 19 - 21st 2024
Moon Jar
As symbols of Korean identity, moon jars embody more than just the spiritual practice of a period in history. Their colour speaks of the importance of white throughout the history of Korea, and their symmetry of asymmetry — that is, the imperfections resulting from their production — reflects the subtle changes between objects found in nature. This, in turn, makes them look more like the ever-changing moon than a perfect circle ever would. They wax and they wane, and in viewing them we may very well never see the same shape twice.
As Kim Whanki a prominent 20-century Korean artist, connoisseur, and collector wrote in his 1963 poem ‘Jar’: 'From their simple round form and pure white colour, /the mysterious, complicated, and delicate beauty of the aesthetic emerges.’
On this three-day course we will embrace the essence of Korean aesthetics in a white ceramic “moon jar.” Formed with simple hand building techniques, predominantly coiling we will create a beautiful, simple, imperfect, and irregular round form. As a modern-day interpretation, we will texture and decorate our moon jars using organic and lunar references.
Includes: non-refundable booking fee (2.5% of ticket value), all materials, and firing one pot per person. We provide you with refreshments, lunch and all tools and equipment.
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 will be located underneath the classroom where we will 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.
