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“Cara was so supportive, enthusiastic, a calm and inspirational tutor, she helped me feel confident about my pieces, I don't feel creative but Cara has helped me realise I am” Bloom Workshop, Attendee Bloom Workshop Among the wildflowers oh, how she bloomed. This workshop Invites you to deeper your connection to nature, to pause in a busy world, to notice the beauty of the world around you. To ground and connect with the Earth through clay and experience its therapeutic benefits as you get lost in the process of creating something truly beautiful (no wheel just hands) ​ It's a safe and calm environment that is absolutely perfect for complete beginners. The workshop is held in our barn studio and in and around the gardens and woodlands at our studio and home near Chacewater, Truro. ​ You can forage on our land for seasonal plants that you feel drawn to work with. ​ Your pieces will be dried and fired twice up to 1225 degrees C and will take approx 3 weeks until they are ready for collection, postage can be arranged at an additional cost. Email carafitzmaurice@icloud.com to arrange a date to book yourself and or friends in. ​ Half a days are typically 10-12 or 2-4 and are £45 per person. On a half day you typically make a wildflower plate. ​ Full days are typically 10-3 and are £90 per person. On a full day you will get to make several pieces, ie plate, jug and mug. ​ Deposit of 25% non refundable is due per person at the time of booking. ​ February 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th March 8th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 20th, 22nd, 23rd for other dates during these months or April onwards - message with your avaliability Instagram Reel Bloom Workshop View Video Perfect for Celebrations Whether its a treat to yourself and a couple of hours solitude; a group of friends or family the Bloom Workshop is a perfect treat! ​ View an Instagram reel of a recent Hen Do! Hen Do - See The Video

“Cara was so supportive, enthusiastic, a calm and inspirational tutor, she helped me feel confident about my pieces, I don't feel creative but Cara has helped me realise I am” Bloom Workshop, Attendee Raku Cottage & Bowl Made by hand, with Earth and fire I'm so excited to finally open my studio doors to this experience. In the 2.5 hour beginners session you will make and illustrate/decorate a cottage and pinch pot bowl through hand building. ​ These sessions are a chance to step away from the everyday, to ground and connect with the Earth through clay and experience its therapeutic benefits as you get lost in the process of creating something truly beautiful (no wheel just hands) ​ It's a safe and calm environment that is absolutely perfect for complete beginners. The workshop is held in our barn studio and in and around the gardens and woodlands at our studio and home near Chacewater, Truro. ​ Your pieces will be dried and fired to 950 degrees C. I will then choose a date (weather dependent) to undertake to raku firing. If you are free you are welcome to come and observe your pieces being fired and take home. Collection after or postage can be arranged at an additional cost. ​ Western Raku is loosely based on traditional Japanese ceramic low temperature firings. It's a harsh process working with natural elements and as with all ceramics comes with a risk of damage to your pieces, but raku maybe slightly more. Raku roughly translates as 'Joy in the accident'. Email carafitzmaurice@icloud.com or message on social media to arrange a date to book yourself and or friends in. ​ Saturday 9th March 2024 FULL Saturday 2nd March 10-12.30 Sunday 3rd March 10-12-30 ​ The session is £45 The session will be held in small groups of up to 6 people. ​ The outside raku firing date will be arranged nearer the time as the firing is weather dependent. ​ Deposit of 25% non refundable is due per person at the time of booking. Instagram Reel Raku View Video

Handbuilding Pottery Course Purchase Course ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS - 6 weeks pottery hand building course. ​ ‘I enjoyed the hedgerow vase workshop so much that I signed up for a 6 week hand building beginners course. Its allowed me to express my ideas’ ​ ‘Cara was so supportive, enthusiastic, a calm and inspirational tutor, she helped me feel confident about my pieces, I don’t feel I’m creative but Cara has helped me realise I am’ ​ ‘I enjoyed the calmness of the workshop, so laid back its a great environment to learn new skills, I intend to start another course’ ​ By providing the learning in a home studio environment I create a relaxed and informal approach to learning and exploring your creativity. ​ All my classes are purely for hand building, using techniques such as coiling, pinching, slab and moulds. Over 6 weeks you will learn the basic skills from making, decorating to firing. You will leave the course with some lovely creations handmade by you and a new set of skills. ​ You can purchase a set of 6 weeks from my web shop, or arrangements can be made to pay in instalments. Please make contact to discuss a suitable days/time for your sessions. A 25% non refundable deposit will be required at booking in order to secure your place and order supplies in materials in for you. The courses are held in Treskerby, Redruth Cornwall. Continuing your learning: Many students will continue to with a further 6 week course to build on the skills they have developed, other will want to dip in and out of workshops/course sessions. Stay in touch will upcoming events through my newsletters. ​ ​ Studio Student Course Work In Progress Peaceful, Calm Space Beautiful Hare Sculpture made by a beginner Studio Student Course Work In Progress 1/13 Student Course Work In Progress Adding Leaf Detail to Hand Built Bowl COUPLES SESSION / PRIVATE SESSIONS Please contact to discuss further RAKU EXPERIENCE I will also be hosting several Raku experiences. This will run over two days (approx a week apart to allow for first firing).

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I am inspired by the beauty of the natural world around me, I take my inspiration from places such as the hedgerow, the woodland and coastal paths in Cornwall. ​ I provide small batch items for a small number of shops, with no minimum amount for each product on your order. I recognise each customers need is different and happy to accommodate your business needs. My clients choose such a variety of my work it is hard to have a full and comprehensive trade list due to this, however, I would suggest you email with ideas of ranges or types of products you are interested in and I can forward that information to you. If you have seen something on my social media or website you are interested in then a screen shot or link is helpful. Products that typically do well in retail shops are wax burners, matchstick pots, mugs, hanging stars and hearts. Galleries tend to find a collection works well, ie Stories form home - platter plates, cottage and wildflower mugs and poetry bowls. ​ I invite you to visit my studio to see my products / art pieces and get a feel for what do well in your shop/gallery. ​ All my pieces are loving hand built using slab, coiling and moulding techniques. Hand illustrated. No two pieces are the same; I love how hand build pieces connect you to the process and the maker. ​ Please do note that prices do not include postage which will be added to your order. For bespoke orders a non refundable deposit of 50% of total cost is to be made at time of placing the order. For all other orders a deposit maybe requested and all payments are to be made prior to collection/ from my studio in Chacewater, Cornwall prior to me sending out. Parcels will be sent with tracking. ​ Please mail for further information and availability. Christmas orders are encouraged for August/September The ​ Cara carafitzmaurice@icloud.com

Workshops 2022 will see some changes due to prioritising renovating and a move to our new studio barn, I will not be holding my beginners 6 week courses for the foreseeable future, but stayed tuned as this may change. I will also be introducing several new experience sessions, once we are in our new studio. For those with vouchers for workshops we look forward to welcoming you, please make contact to arrange a date. ‘Had a brilliant time, so much fun, can’t wait to come back and do another workshop’ ​ ‘I didn’t think I was creative, I can’t believe it, my family think my vase is amazing too’ ​ ‘We had an amazing time, so relaxing and although I thought our vases would look good, they are just WOW!’ 2021 Workshops ​ Hedgerow Vase Workshop: Make your own botanical porcelain vase. These workshops are absolutely perfect for beginners and guidance will be given throughout the workshop. The workshop lasts approx 2 hours. The workshops will be held at: Sparrows Nest Studio in Treskerby, Redruth (Directions will be given on booking). You will make a slab porcelain (white clay) vase with imprinted flowers and hedgerow finds, you will then apply oxide (blue or green). After the workshop I shall dry your pieces and they will undergo two firings and transparent glaze applied inside your vase should you wish for it to be able to hold water. I will message you once your vase is ready for collection or if you prefer to pay for delivery that can be arranged. The cost of the session is £45. A non-refundable deposit of £20 is due at time of booking in order to secure your place and allow for ordering of your materials and remaining balance due on the day. ​ Sign up to my newsletters to ensure you hear of new dates in 2022/2023. To book a session please message through contacts or email Carafitzmaurice@icloud.com Or PM on Instagram or Facebook

MY STORY & PHILOSOPHY Welcome, I am Cara and my husband, Andrew Fitzmaurice, we live in rural West Cornwall, our cottage sits high up on a hill, protected by Ash, Oak and Blackthorn. Our studio is located in a barn at home, we share our barn with several sparrow families who return to nest every year. We are witness to the life of flora and fauna in the meadows and woodland here, much of our work is inspired from stories of home. I journal the seasons of land and sea here in Cornwall and through this process I begin my designs. Our slow made pieces are made from local St. Agnes stoneware clay, many of the brush-heads I use I make from natural foraged fibres. All our work is made purely by traditional hand building (no wheel), through rolling out clay into slabs, folding, coiling and pinching. Air dried then fired twice. Hand brushed glazes are built up in layers over time. The full process can take up to 4 weeks. Some pieces are made using primitive techniques such as raku, smoke firing, saggar and surface marking with natural materials such as seaweed or those that I forage on our land such as seed heads. In a world of mass produced objects we create space for the joy of unique, hand formed pieces. Our work is free forming and open, believing there is nothing more authentic than handmade pieces where imperfections connect the product to the makers, creating an organic and unique look. Our ethos We endeavour like so many now to live a life where we can notice the everyday and the ever changing world around us. We try to tread lightly in life. We mainly use rainwater in the studio, often make to order, recycle our clay which is brought locally, we embrace electric travel and are living a vegan lifestyle. We use eco friendly packaging or packaging saved from landfill as we aim to reduce our carbon footprint on this wonderful planet Earth. Freedom to express creativity and our ever learning path to slow living (Sustainable, Local, Organic and Whole) are at the heart of our core values. We are mainly self taught, and I absolutely love sharing the therapeutic nature of clay with others through our workshops. We hope that through our work we can bring moments of calm to you, whether through holding one of our mugs while watching rain fall from a window or cosied up with a tealight holder creating a gentle moment for you. Each of our pieces are made with an abundance of love and gratitude, I hope the joy I have in making them translates to our customers. ​ Where to buy You can buy our work online on this website; Etsy; Not On The High Street, Folksy (also available through other small independent businesses). ​ Galleries Four Crows Gallery, Porthleven, Cornwall - Bells, mugs, Trinket bowls, hedgerow dishes, candle holders, larger hand built items, match pots, wax burners, salt and pepper pots, twig spoons Alison Orchard Fine Art - , Applegarth Farm, Headley Road, Hampshire www.alisonorchard.com - Coastal range Gallery 35 - Cranbrook, Kent www.gallery35highstreet.com raku candle holder houses Katie Goddard Art , Olney, Milton Keynes -mugs, wax burners and matchstick pots ​ Shops Me and East - Totnes - a beautiful range of items such as botanical, poetry plates and bowls, seasonal candle holders, bells ,raku houses The St. Ives Co , St Ives, Cornwall - twig spoons, salt and pepper pots and soap dishes Island Aura , Alderney - wax burners and matchstick pots Latitude 50 (South west craft markets) - Christmas mugs, match holders and forager bowls Hiraeth Vintage - Anglesey - Raku Candle holder houses ​ Studio Visits Visits to the studio in Chacewater Cornwall to meet us and view our work are available by appointment Stay in touch with our latest events and exclusive offers by signing up below t o our newsletter. ​ Contact

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Serenity Serenity: 'the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled.' This workshop invites you to tune into your calm self, be still, connect with clay which is essentially is the earth in your hands. Using techniques of potters of the past, primitive hand building methods of pinching and coiling clay you will create a large vessel such a jug, bowl or vase. Learn your creative rhythm and let your fingers dance across the clay. This workshop is perfect for those with no ceramic experience, full support will be given thorough the course. The workshop is held by Cara in our barn studio and the gardens and woodlands of our home, near Chacewater, Cornwall. We welcome you to join us for a full day session. The full day is 5 hours £125 per person 25% non refundable deposit at time of booking. Email to book: carafitzmaurice@icloud.com or message through website, Instagram or Facebook. Perfect for hen dos, workplace parties, birthday experiences and family/friend groups and well deserved time out of the everyday. 2023 Saturday 20th May 10-3 Saturday 17th June 10-3 plus optional communal firing (see further down page) date to be arranged following course dates. 'Cara was so supportive, enthusiastic, a calm and inspirational tutor, she helped me feel confident about my pieces, I don’t feel I’m creative but Cara has helped me realise I am’ '| enjoyed the calmness of the workshop, so laid back its a great environment to learn new skills' After the day your piece will be left to dry for about a week maybe more depending on the size of the piece, then bisque fired to 1040 degrees Celsius over several hours, then I shall add a glaze of your choice over your piece, your vessel will be fired to 1225 degrees Celsius. I will then message you for collection arrangements or postage can be arranged at additional cost. On the day you will have the option to make a couple of pinch pots in a clay that will be more tolerant to outdoor firing, and to return on a later date following the workshops for a communal outdoor firing with natural dried materials at an additional cost of £10 per person.