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[rubenz]

This year I want to slow the pace a little bit and do something a bit different in the day. Has anyone got involved in any arts and crafts and fashioned themselves a spoon or bowl or a nice bit of pottery? If so whats the best thing to do and where can I can involved?

[Runner]

Just head for the Green Craft Fields. In the craft bit you can pretty much do anything you choose!
I'm definitely going to throw a bowl of some description this year. I normally try & buy a hand thrown jug or something, but since Christmas I've been doing a pottery course so I'm actually going to take my own pot home - very excited about that.
But the choice is yours! I even came across a guy by Dragons last year making sculptures out of broken up drink cans found around the site. They were amazing, and he wanted folk passing by to add contribute to the sculptures, was very cool.
I don't think you'll be disappointed with the choices on offer  

Peace x

http://www.glastonbu...een-cafts-field

[rubenz]

Runner, on 02 June 2011 - 09:58 PM, said:

Just head for the Green Craft Fields. In the craft bit you can pretty much do anything you choose!
I'm definitely going to throw a bowl of some description this year. I normally try & buy a hand thrown jug or something, but since Christmas I've been doing a pottery course so I'm actually going to take my own pot home - very excited about that.
But the choice is yours! I even came across a guy by Dragons last year making sculptures out of broken up drink cans found around the site. They were amazing, and he wanted folk passing by to add contribute to the sculptures, was very cool.
I don't think you'll be disappointed with the choices on offer  

Peace x

http://www.glastonbu...een-cafts-field

Thats great, thanks for the information I never realised there was so much you could do. Would be nice to be able to take something home with you! Be interesting to see if I can come up with anything half decent

[whateverman]

Do you pay for this kind fo stuff?  If so, how much?

[clarebear86]

i wana do somethin like this too

[Runner]

whateverman, on 02 June 2011 - 11:42 PM, said:

Do you pay for this kind fo stuff?  If so, how much?

They're all individual traders, so it must depend on their time and how much material you use.
I'm sure I saw the pottery was £5 last year, not sure if this also includes firing, and how would that work? Unless they use air drying clay???
Anyway, If you think between £5-£10 then you probably won't be far off. My evening pottery courses work out at £10.90 for two and a half hours, just to give you an idea ...

[whateverman]

Runner, on 03 June 2011 - 05:16 AM, said:

They're all individual traders, so it must depend on their time and how much material you use.
I'm sure I saw the pottery was £5 last year, not sure if this also includes firing, and how would that work? Unless they use air drying clay???
Anyway, If you think between £5-£10 then you probably won't be far off. My evening pottery courses work out at £10.90 for two and a half hours, just to give you an idea ...

Thanks.  Might give something a go this year.

[Lynne Scratch Perry]

Runner, on 02 June 2011 - 09:58 PM, said:

I'm actually going to take my own pot home

That's got to be a first for Glastonbury!  

[halfpint]

I think of doing this - I am going to become an aunty around that weekend and thought of making a special glasto present for her

[halfpint]

I think of doing this - I am going to become an aunty around that weekend and thought of making a special glasto present for her

[Runner]

Lynne Scratch Perry, on 03 June 2011 - 06:13 PM, said:

That's got to be a first for Glastonbury!  

[LusciousLucy]

Along one of the craft field walkways (nearer to Croissant Neuf than Green Crafts) there is a lovely stall that sells mugs made from the clay under our very feet! I decorated a premade, unfired bell with an Efest Dancing Man logo that I left with them for a whole year and collected it from the lovely sculpture that had been created after firing. It's one of the nicest clays I have ever worked with.

There's even electrical workshops (playing with LEDs and stuff) as well as Make your own jewellery, headdresses, woodturning, walking sticks, sewing skirts made from old tents amongst some of the craft workshops on offer.