New Moon Insights
Clay Story Plaque Workshop
New Moon Insights:
Creative Cacao Ceremony ~ Guided Meditation ~ Story Plaque
New Moon Insights: A Transformative Ceramics Workshop with Creative Cacao & Guided Meditation
Step into a sacred space of creativity, reflection, and renewal with our New Moon Insights Workshop—an immersive experience designed to awaken your inner wisdom and self-expression. The New Moon marks the beginning of the lunar cycle, symbolizing a time for fresh starts, setting intentions, and embracing new possibilities. This workshop invites you to align with this powerful energy through a unique combination of ceramics, cacao, and guided meditation, offering a journey of self-discovery like no other.
We’ll begin with a heart-opening Creative Cacao Ceremony, allowing you to connect with your emotions, elevate your mood, and awaken your creative energy. As the cacao works its magic, you’ll be guided through a deep meditation designed to bring clarity and insight, helping you tune into your intentions for the upcoming cycle. With your mind open and heart centered, you’ll capture your reflections on a personalised insight sheet, creating a tangible record of your thoughts, feelings, and aspirations.
Then, it’s time to bring your vision to life! Using four unique types of colored clay, you’ll craft a one-of-a-kind story plaque, representing your journey, intentions, and the wisdom you’ve gained. Whether you’re new to ceramics or an experienced artist, this creative process will serve as a powerful tool for manifestation, self-awareness, and personal growth.
This workshop is perfect for anyone seeking a deeper connection with themselves, a space to set powerful intentions, and a fun, hands-on experience that blends art and mindfulness. By the end of the session, not only will you created a beautiful ceramic piece but you will also have a renewed sense of purpose, clarity, and inspiration as you step into the next lunar cycle.
Come join us for this magical gathering and embrace the energy of new beginnings with open hands and an open heart. 🌙✨
One-of-a-kind story plaques, representing your journey, intentions, and the wisdom you’ve gained for this New Moon cycle
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What's included?
Full instruction and support
Join Michele for an exciting clay-wrangling New Moon adventure where you'll not only learn some basics of pottery but also bring to life a truly amazing story plaque! With small class sizes, you’ll receive all the support you need to unleash your creativity and craft your masterpieces!
All materials included
Get ready to unleash your creativity in Pottery 101! We provide all the necessary equipment and materials for your projects, ensuring that every student has access to the tools and resources needed to dive deep into the creative process. Let your imagination run wild!
All firing included
Prepare for an exciting 8-week journey that covers all your glazing and firing, plus you also learn and explore the basics of hand glazing your work!
Cacoa Creative Ceremonial Drink
Cacao is renowned for its heart-opening qualities and mood-boosting effects, creating a vibrant and uplifting experience. It can bring feelings of joy and euphoria while also providing a space for deep healing, introspection, goal setting, self-love, and transformation—making cacao ceremonies a powerful and enriching practice.
Guided Mediation with a Reflection sheet
Michele will guide you on a meditation that fosters mindfulness, clarity, and emotional harmony during this time of the New Moon. Afterward, the reflection sheet provides a space to record insights, emotions, and personal revelations that surfaced during the session. This practice nurtures self-awareness, personal growth, and a deeper connection with your thoughts and intentions and allows you to then create a story plaque to reflect your New Moon Journey.
Creation of an Insights Story Plaque
Using four unique types of colored clay, you’ll craft a one-of-a-kind story plaque, representing your journey, and intentions, this creative process will serve as a powerful tool for manifestation, self-awareness, and personal growth.
FAQs
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Studio Meraki is a safe and inclusive space located in the hills of Kelmscott, surrounded by trees and birds. Offering various classes in a fun and relaxed environment. Pottery classes are small allowing the space to be able to learn in a cosy and comfortable community of like-minded humans :)
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This course includes all your clay, firing & glazing for your projects. It takes 4-8 weeks to turn around your projects from start to finish, there will be some pieces that will only be available for collection after the course has finished on your "Graduation day". Your “graduation day” will be organised during your course. We appreciate your patience in this creative process.
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We make every effort to ensure all work is completed and returned to you safely. On occasions, your pottery may break or crack in the kiln- this is unavoidable because pottery is a weird and wonderful delicate process that can have a mind of it's own. If this does occur there is usually always a way to transform your piece so it is still a work of creative inspiration :)
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We are committed to providing a welcoming and positive experience for all, regardless of background, orientation, identity, or neurodiversity.
We celebrate our unique differences and reinforce that respect to provide clear pathways to support fostering this inclusive mindset.
Say hello to your instructor..
Greetings awesome peoples!
I have been working with clay for over 20 years and have a deep passion for creative arts and their impact on well-being. Throughout my journey, I have explored numerous artistic techniques and have witnessed the profound beauty and value they offer as avenues for expression and discovery.
I have worked and been involved in the disability field for almost 30 years and I’m a fun-loving neuro-spicy human, in a neuro-spicy household. My focus lies in supporting individuals facing challenging life situations, helping them navigate obstacles, and finding solutions through various creative practices. Having personally overcome a significant spinal injury that required me to relearn how to walk, as well as managing a chronic illness, I understand the complexities of returning to life after hardship.
I aspire to be a source of hope, utilising diverse techniques to enable positive transformation. With a strong emphasis on addressing feelings of overwhelm and tackling challenges, I provide practical tools and guidance to empower individuals on their unique journeys toward achieving their life goals and finding a flow.
"We are all Born Awesome, sometimes we just get lost and forget" ~ Michele
Words from clay-wranglers...
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"This is a safe space for you to connect with your creativity and just be you. It's a beautiful comfortable place and I love being there. Michele has so much experience with clay and is a wonderful teacher who is able to both guide you and help you to connect with your inner creativity. Her passion and pure joy for pottery, people and life is beautiful."
KELLEE
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"Having done the first course, I recommend doing this class. Michele Wragg is a great teacher, sharing her knowledge and skills with an attitude of fun, joy and acceptance. I loved learning these skills, and making some cool items. Even when things didnt go as expected. "
THOM
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"Throughout the 8 weeks with Michele and the other participants you not only gather skills and knowledge , you meet yourself in each project. You yourself are like the clay slowly coming to life under your hands ... it teaches you about how you function in the world and that the need to be perfect is definitely not necessary."
SANDRA
