Louise will supply greenware, bisque, paint and ceramic supplies. She stocks mainly Gare and Duncan paints for the hobby ceramist. She also runs classes for people to learn ceramics and also for the more advanced ceramist. She also provides a firing service so if you don't have your own kiln and haven't the time to come to class you can come along and pick up a piece of bisque off the shelf, take it home, paint it and and bring it back for firing if required, or alternatively you can paint it with acrylic paint and spray seal it and it will not require firing.

You do not need to be artistic to do ceramics you can beautiful effects from the kinds of paint you use. you can also use decals and you can also trace a design on your piece. There are all kinds of articles available from practical pieces like cups, mugs and plates to plant pots, figurines, phone holders, cats, dogs, sea creatures, ladybirds and many seasonal items for Christmas, Easter and other special occasions. You can personalise items as well for Birthdays, anniversaries or any occasion. You can contact Louise on 01667 455315.

Greenware - An item which has not been fired. this is usually very fragile and easily broken. you clean this piece ready to put in the kiln.

Bisque - An item which has had its first firing in the kiln. It is hard compared to the greenware but will break if dropped or knocked hard. It should be treated like china. Bisque is easier to work with than greenware and most people perfer working with it. you can use lots of different paints on bisque to give different effects.

Acrylic Paint - Paint suitable for bisque. Can apply one, two or three coats depending on the finish you require. One coat is transparent, two coats are semi-transparent and three coats will give an opaque finish. This is an undercoat for bisque. Once it has dried for 24 hours you apply two coats of clear glaze and then the piece goes in the kiln to be fired.

Glazes - Paint for bisque. Most require three coats, some four coats. You can get plain opaque or semi-transparent glazes. You can have crackle glazes to make a piece look old. You can have crystal glazes which have bits in them which burst in the kiln and produce different effects. You can have matt glazes and also speckle glazes.