POTTERS’ RETREAT & WOODFIRING 2026

Friday 3 to Tuesday 7 April 2026 (Easter)
Potters’ Retreat & Woodfiring
with Susie McIntosh, Jean McMaster & Vicki Grima (FOSTER A POTTER Directors)
Denbigh, Cobbity, NSW
$1280 per person
For experienced potters only; 9 places
5 days/4 nights; camping onsite

Location: Denbigh, 531 Cobbitty Rd, Cobbitty NSW 2570; one of Australia’s oldest working farms (circa 1812).

Email fosterapotter@gmail.com to express interest.

Above: workshop participants enjoying a meal in the hayshed; the Denbigh property; gathering around the fire, next to the wood kiln; from Two Woodfirings with Steve Williams, April & May 2025, Denbigh

Camp four nights at Denbigh, one of Australia’s oldest working farms (circa 1812).
Be inspired by the peaceful rural setting, colonial homestead & garden, pottery/woodworking studios & stables.
Give yourself time to be creative, learn new techniques and experience a woodfiring from beginning to end.

Friday 3 April
Arrival from 10am. Glaze your bisqued pots (which you will bring from home) with a selection of ash & stoneware glazes & pack the kiln.
Welcome dinner & slideshow by Jean McMaster.

Saturday 4 April
Woodfiring from sunrise ’til sundown.
BBQ dinner beside the brazier.

Sunday 5 April
Process farm clay then experiment and play – altering on the wheel with Jean McMaster & Susie McIntosh / handbuilding (pinching) with Vicki Grima.
Sunset drinks & swimming off the dam pontoon.
Dinner Camden Valley Inn (participants’ expense).

Monday 6 April
Pottery tool-making with David Hawkes.
Final Dinner in the hayshed.
Marty Gross Film night.

Tuesday 7 April
Unpack the kiln and appraise the work.

INCLUDED:
• woodfiring, ash and stoneware glazes
• 1 bag of clay
• film night
• morning & afternoon teas
• breads and spreads
• 3 dinners
• 5 days tuition
• camping spot with toilets, hot shower & kitchen

BYO
• bisqued pots for packing in the kiln (Day 1)
• tent, bedding, towels, swimmers,
• food and drink for breakfasts & lunches
• alcohol, as required

PLEASE NOTE:
Denbigh is located 1 hour’s drive south of Sydney.
There are 9 places only.
This is a course for experienced potters (not for beginners).
Dinner on 5 April will be at Camden Valley Inn at the participants’ expense.

All proceeds donated to FOSTER A POTTER.

Above: view of Denbigh