For Adults
Precious Porcelain Charms with Kat Silvera-SunleyKat Silvera Sunley
26 April - 26 April 2025
Precious Porcelain Charms with Kat Silvera-Sunley
Saturday 26th April 2025
11am-3pm | Adult workshop | £50
Refreshments provided
Eventbrite: Precious Porcelain Charms with Kat Silvera-Sunley
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Artist Bio
Katherine (or Kat) Silvera-Sunley is a Jamaican woman who has lived in a few places, ending up in an old cold mining town in the valleys of Wales. She studied Fine Art in Bristol England but has been developing her art practice for a long time before that. She grew an interest in ceramics when she was living in Malta as a way to make her art more portable. She creates in her home studio, and loves making art that people can access both financially and intellectually. She believes that there is a place in the world of contemporary / fine art, for work that allows us to access whatever emotion it is we want to access- be that happiness or sadness, without it being something exclusive, complicated or highly conceptual in nature.
Outline
Join us for a brilliant porcelain workshop with Kat Silvera-Sunley. Kat will show you how she makes exquisite tiny charms and keepsakes using porcelain and wire.
First Kat will demonstrate for you how to bring to life an idea you may have for a charm, then you will add some much needed kilnwire to your bespoke piece, finishing with painting and decorating.
You will each have the opportunity to make 4 small charms. Kat will be there to guide you through the whole process- as this workshop designed to be open to people of all artistic levels, supported by her expert tuition. Kat will then take these works in progress back to her studio, where once they are dry enough she will begin firing them a total of 3 times. Including the last time to add gold lustre (if you choose)
After which we will arrange for you to collect your creations from the gallery at a later date.
No prior experience is needed and all materials will be included.
High quality artist led workshops are at the heart of what we do here at Mission Gallery. Every ticket purchase contributes towards our Outreach Programme and supports fair compensation for our talented artists.
Due to our venue’s capacity, spaces are limited. If you book onto one of our workshops we would ask you to honour your commitment to attend.
We aim for our workshops to be as accessible as possible, but would ask that you make a donation on the day if you can. Please consider contributing if you are able to support the future workshop and education programmes at Mission Gallery.
For further information please contact Megan Leigh, Learning & Engagement Coordinator, on 01792 652016 or email megan@missiongallery.co.uk
Materials are provided, limited places, booking is essential. Please inform us of any access requirements, allergies or medical conditions.
Access is by one-step entry from pavement level through our main entrance.
The workshops will take place in the gallery and education space located on the first floor of the gallery.
Due to building limitations access to the first floor education space is via steep stairs.
Staff are on hand to provide assistance if needed.
