If you’re after something creative to do this February half term, World of Wedgwood are inviting people to get hands on with clay, with special Awesome Ornamentation activities for visitors.
Perfect for all ages, visitors will have the opportunity to create their very own Wedgwood plaque, using the traditional method of applied ornamentation, which entails rolling out their clay before cutting it to shape and applying decoration in their own unique style. They will then have the choice of taking their finished plaque straight home, or leaving it with the World of Wedgwood team to be fired and sent on to them.
[box type=”shadow” align=”aligncenter” ]Heather Broadhurst, General Manager at World of Wedgwood, said: “We had an amazing response to our Hey Clay weekend last December, and our Play With Clay weekend a few weeks ago, so there is clearly a lot of enthusiasm among the public for getting creative with clay! This activity has been inspired by the Peace Medallion – one of the most significant items relating to the First World War in the Wedgwood Museum’s collections.
“From the beginning of March, we’ll also be hosting Resonance, a temporary exhibition of the First World War collections held in Staffordshire’s museums, so we thought this would be a very pertinent theme.”[/box]
[box type=”info” align=”aligncenter” ]Awesome Ornamentation workshops will be running from Saturday 13th to Sunday 21st February, operating on a first come, first served basis. All ages are welcome. The cost for making a plaque is £4 per person. Plaques can be fired at World of Wedgwood for an additional £6. World of Wedgwood opening times are Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm, and Saturday and Sunday 10am – 4pm.
Resonance is part of the national commemoration of the centenary of the First World War. The exhibition will be in place in the Wedgwood Museum from March 1st.
For more information visit www.worldofwedgwood.com , call 01782 282986 or email bookings@worldofwedgwood.com [/box]
