Summon the Spirit of the Season: Sculpt Your Own Witch’s Garden Guardian
As the veil thins and the wheel turns toward Samhain, step into the enchanted studio and awaken ancient energies through the art of clay. In this day-long workshop, you’ll sculpt a powerful guardian spirit—a Green Witch, Forest Crone, Horned God, or Green Man—to watch over your garden and channel the rhythms of nature, death, and renewal.
Guided by ceramicist and creative Diane, you’ll learn to breathe life into clay using traditional hand-sculpting techniques. Whether you carve a wrinkled woodland witch, a shadowy stag-faced god, or a leafy forest familiar, your plaque will be a sacred symbol of protection and seasonal magic.
What You'll Learn:
How to build a simple armature to support your clay face
Techniques for sculpting witchy, mythical, or naturalistic facial features
Ways to add symbolic adornments—antlers, leaves, vines, crystals, feathers, or bones
Tips on refining your sculpture and giving it rich personality
Once complete, your piece will be slow-dried and fired in the kiln. Your terracotta guardian will be ready for collection in a few weeks, weather-safe and ready to gather moss and magic in the turning year. For a truly witchy touch, apply a mix of buttermilk and moss to welcome an ancient-looking patina.
This is more than a craft—it's a spell made solid, a face in the earth, and a companion to your sacred space.
What’s Included:
All tuition, materials, use of tools, and kiln firings are included. Just bring your imagination, your witchy spirit, and a willingness to get a little muddy. Feel free to wear your favourite cloak—or just something old and comfortable.
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