Woodfiring for Palestine Raffle
Potters gathered from near and far with pots inspired by jarrahs from Palestine to fire together in solidarity with its people now enduring their 29th month of intense bloodshed at the hands of the state of Israel and its allies.
Our first firing took place in North East Scotland in howling winds and sleet snow and despite our best efforts to raise the kiln’s temperature enough, we didn’t make it past 1000 degrees.
Two weeks later we managed to fit our pots into a community kiln in Angus with a much smoother firing and some really beautiful results. We didn’t give up on the pots, we will not give up on fighting for the liberation of the Palestinian people and all oppressed people.
Each pot is now available via individual raffle. See below for how to enter to be in with a chance to win the pots I have made.
The pots I am raffling are a pair of Jarrah inspired bottles, fired with @caraguthrieceramics local Scottish wood ash glaze. Please note one has a small surface level crack on the join at one of the handles.
How to enter:
1. Make a donation directly to the Sameer Project — each £5 counts as one entry ie. £10 = 2 x entries and so on.
2. Screengrab your donation and send it to [email protected] along with your name.
3. Keep an eye out in your inbox. The winner will be drawn at random on 30th April and emailed privately to confirm details.
Things to note:
1. Entries open worldwide. I will cover shipping costs.
2. Unlimited entries. Please donate as much as you can.
3. You can enter the raffle for other potter’s work too but each entry donation screen grabbed to me will be for the draw to win my pot only.
Please check out the other raffles from the other potter’s taking part:
@caraguthrieceramics@caitlinmrobb@kevinandrew.morris@_saraguerreiro_@saskia_pomeroy@lily.pearmain.ceramics@studio.cogais@springfieldclaystation
Curly girlys/ studio snacks/picasso/Kate Friend/ Secret Ceramics/Mulberry Jam/ paint testing /fave poppies/throwing lids/3x round trips to London on the train/ plain English x wondering people/ Creatures at 8 Holland St/ SUMMER SOUNDTRACK
1. Free Palestine prints, being sold by @willowjadehall as a fundraiser, and bangle made by @kano.kano.shop - a trade and a treat! 2. Raspberry season, if you don’t know it put on raspberry jam by Carole king such a tune 3. The seagull chicks at my studio who get a daily diet of boiled eggs and tuna plus a big water container, look after the wildlife around you, the least we can do after destroying their world 4. Amazing medieval painting in Fritton church 5. Me not covered in clay 6/7. Studio WIP 8. Wonderful surprise post from @vanessa__gold who is such a talented knitter! Thank you so much! 9. Getting in the sea (not pictured, knickerbocker glory after) 10. @atelier.ellis at @thenorfolkrec and the first clean room 11. Cobalt dash vases for @toast !
NODULE - A 2-part exploratory making and firing workshop
This two day workshop offers a unique offering to explore Wolterton Hall’s 2026 Arts and Culture Programme through the lens of clay and fire with artists @ali.hewson@by.noo.ceramics@eastonpottery and @tamlinlundberg
Together we will spend a morning reflecting on the works of Phyllida Barlow and Daisy Parris in clay, and waste slip made from septarian nodules processed by Clay Research Group during material studies undertaken at Wolterton Hall in 2025.
Works made will be bisque fired and brought back for a second session of wood firing, where you will be invited to join a shift in the day of a firing.
All works will then be unpacked from the kiln after cooling, cleaned and posted to you as a record of Wolterton’s annual programme, material and community
This is an exciting opportunity to work with materials gathered from the grounds at Wolterton Hall @woltertonpark and experience a taste of the wood firing process.
Booking information is via the link in our bios and also direct through the Wolterton Hall website
We’d love to see you
Images captured on 35mm film from a previous wood firing at Wolterton Hall
#clay #woodfireceramics #workshop #norfolk #pottery
Medieval Essex pot from my personal collection, maybe cheam ware (thanks for input @jpkantiques ) and maybe what I’d save if my house was on fire barr the cat
NODULE – A 2-part exploratory making and firing workshop @woltertonpark
This two day workshop offers a unique offering to explore Wolterton Hall’s 2026 Arts and Culture Programme through the lens of clay and fire. Together we will spend a morning reflecting on the works of Phyllida Barlow and Daisy Parris in clay, and waste slip made from septarian nodules processed by Clay Research Group during material studies undertaken at Wolterton Hall in 2025. Works made will be bisque fired and brought back for a second session of wood firing, where you will be invited to join a shift in the day of a firing. All works will then be unpacked from the kiln after cooling, cleaned and posted to you as a record of Wolterton’s annual programme, material and community:
THE MAKING WORKSHOP ~ 30th May / 10:30am-3:30pm:
A chance to explore the Wolterton Hall grounds and Arts and Culture programme, where we will meet and reflect on the show together as a group. Returning to the walled garden to work in clay from inspired objects selected by Ali Hewson and Rachel Kurdynowska. Decorate with a nodule slip that melts to a pooling blue in reduction. The pieces made during this workshop will be dried and bisque fired ready for the following month.
THE FIRING ~ 28th June / 2 hour shift times allocated from 7am-7pm:
During the making part of the workshop, participants will be invited to join the wood firing of works made during the workshop through an allocated 2 hour firing shift. This is an exciting opportunity to participate in the different stages of a wood firing in our walled garden. Join us at different stages of the firing, and be guided through stoking cycles, cone pack checking, riddling the ember bed and flame observation.
THE FINAL WORKS:
The kiln will be unpacked, documented and your works sent back to you as completion and record of the workshop and experience.
We hope you will join us for this special workshop marking the opening of our 2026 Arts and Culture programme!
Four inlaid cherub plates, with blue grapes (!) for @wondering.people HOME 05
Such a joy to be amongst some dear friends and so much great work in their curation! Go check it out, I want to buy everything 🛋️
UPCOMING WORKSHOP:
An exploratory making and firing workshop @woltertonpark with artists @ali.hewson , @by.noo.ceramics , @eastonpottery and @tamlinlundberg .
This is a unique offering to explore Wolterton Hall’s 2026 Arts and Culture Programme through the lens of clay and fire over a 2-day workshop with 4 exciting ceramicists. Together we will spend a morning reflecting on the works of Phyllida Barlow and Daisy Paris in clay, and waste slip made from septarian nodules processed by #CRG during material studies undertaken at Wolterton Hall in 2025. Works made will be bisque fired and brought back for a second session of wood firing, where you will be invited to join a shift in the day of a firing. All works will then be unpacked from the kiln after cooling, cleaned and posted to you as a record of Wolterton’s annual programme, material and community.
The workshop ~ 30th May / 10:30am-3:30pm:
A chance to explore the Wolterton Hall grounds and Arts and Culture programme, where we will meet and reflect on the show together as a group. Returning to the walled garden to work in clay from inspired objects selected by Ali Hewson and Rachel Kurdynowska. Decorate with a nodule slip that melts to a pooling blue in reduction. The pieces made during this workshop will be dried and bisque fired ready for the following month.
The firing ~ 28th June / 2 hour shift times allocated from 7am-7pm:
During the making part of the workshop, participants will be invited to join the wood firing of works made during the workshop through an allocated 2 hour firing shift. This is an exciting opportunity to participate in the different stages of a wood firing led by an all female team in our walled garden. Join us at different stages of the firing, and be guided through stoking cycles, cone pack checking, riddling the ember bed and flame observation.
The final works:
The kiln will be unpacked, documented and your works sent back to you as completion and record of the workshop and experience.
We hope you will join us for this special workshop marking the opening of Wolterton Hall’s 2026 Arts and Culture programme.
To book, link in bio ✨
