THE VENUE

This one day course is set at our off-grid woodland craft centre, Kensley Sheds, right in the heart of the beautiful Forest of Dean, situated on the famous Sculpture Trail, close to the Stained Glass Window and Wildlife Trust reserve ‘Woorgreen Lake’

Kensley Sheds is the home of our Social Forestry Project ‘New Leaf’. Here, local adults who are struggling with social issues come learn & practice new skills. We follow regenerative woodland management practices, to extract and process wood from disused Forestry England coppiced woodland. Here the wood is turned it into functional items, firewood and charcoal, giving people access to new careers and a sense of real community.

Our long term goal is to acquire land to hold in a community land trust, run as a workers co-op, supporting local heritage craft skills by running apprenticeship schemes and creating a demonstration of true local economy and functional community eco living. Read more about SEED project here….

Kensley sheds has running water, a flushing disabled access toilet, onsite parking and is heated by wood-burner. You will be able to peruse our extensive library of eco / craft / alternative living books throughout the day

THE COURSE

Jewellery making in porcelain.
Porcelain is a beautiful clay, soft white in colour and beautifully smooth it gives the glazed a pure, fresh look.
Come for a day of making small precious pieces - buttons, beads, pendants and brooches.
Fleen will bring small cutters and stamps and participates are welcome to bring along any textured objects for impressing into the clay to create interesting surfaces.

Fleen will take away piece made on the day to her workshop, and once fired the finished pieces will be returned to Kensley sheds ready for collection.

Please note, jewellery fittings/ findings will not be included in the workshop but can be fitted by participants at home.