A fantastic weekend was celebrated by the Burdekin Potters to mark half a century of fostering the arts and clay creativity within the Burdekin community. The celebrations were kicked off with an official opening by Mayor Pierina Dalle Cort at 10am on Saturday, followed by a presentation of “Lifetime Certificates”to long-time members Carolyn Starkey and Meredith Modra, and Patron Isobell Cislowski, who then had the honour of cutting the cake.
A great crowd of locals and visitors turned up for the event! After morning tea was served, the pottery markets, clay making activities, wheel throwing demonstrations and pottery exhibition were open for the public to enjoy. It was a really enjoyable day for the attendees and a lot of interest was generated in our beginners classes!
On Sunday, the Burdekin Potters welcomed the public to witness their spectacular, once-a-year, Raku firing! This firing technique involves a lot of heat, fire and smoke to transform pottery into stunning raku-glazed pieces featuring metallic, black and white crackled highlights.
Whenever the doors are open at the Burdekin Potters clubhouse (situated at Plantation Park), the public are welcome to drop in and have a look around. Beginner classes are run every couple of months, so if pottery is something you may like to try, put your name down to be informed when the next course date is set.
This event was proudly supported by the Burdekin Shire Council.
Contributed with thanks to Debra Ferraris and Billie White
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