Manor Oaks Wood-firing Group

Penny and I have been having numerous conversations about how the Manor Oaks Wood-firing Society will run. Current thinking is to have the two of us running it as a Creative Enterprise, managing the timetabling and use of the kiln for the membership and other artists and setting up a programme of activities for members of the public which might include training courses, working with local schools, setting up masterclasses and ceramics festivals, and tapping into the already existing Corporate team-building activities at Manor Oaks. We are building up a database of contacts and thinking of ways in whcih we can attract participants. Mir Jansen of Yorkshire Artspace has suggested that we invite the Frith’s to run our first Pilot Project firing the kiln – Yorkshire Artspace may be able to part fund this. In addition my grant from the Arts Council includes an amount for a Pilot Project. It looks like the kiln might be built well before the original March 2012 prediction, so the Pilot Project may happen much sooner than expected. WATCH THIS SPACE!