Woodland Pottery Workshop

Lorna Ellen is leading a woodland pottery workshop at the Museum of Making on Sunday 7 February, from 9.30am to 1.30pm. It's a four-hour session focused on hand-building, and by the end you'll have made three separate ceramic pieces: a tree stump ring dish, a mini silver birch vase, and a tree bark textured plant pot.

Ellen works in Nottinghamshire and makes one-of-a-kind ceramics inspired by the textures, colours and natural forms of Britain's trees. She combines her two biggest passions, ceramics and the environment, and keeps looking for ways to make her practice more sustainable, from reusing packaging to experimenting with lower-impact materials. That woodland influence runs through the whole session, with each of the three pieces drawing on the shapes and textures of the outdoors.

There's a bit of a split in how the pieces are finished. Ellen glazes the ring dish and the vase herself after they've been fired, but you'll decorate the plant pot during the workshop, so that one is yours to work on while you're there. Once everything is fired and glazed, the finished work is ready to collect in around six weeks.

It's open to beginners and experienced makers alike, for anyone aged 18 and over. All the clay, tools and materials are provided, and steel toe-capped boots are available to wear if you need them. The workshop is £80, and Derby Museums inducted makers get a 10% discount.