Make a Ceramic Record
Workshop with Copper Sounds
Saturday 14 June 2025, 2pm - 4pm
£45
Venue: MAKE Southwest
Suitable for: Adults
Level: All Abilities
Testimonial - “I got messy hands! Also I learnt about the history of recorded music and the mechanics of it – mind boggling – brilliant!”
Join Sound & Silence exhibitors, Copper Sounds, for a workshop where you will make a 12" record out of clay!
This workshop offers an introduction into sound lathes, dubplates and cutting frequencies into clay. Participants will design their own sleeve and cut their own ceramic record.
The workshop will begin with a brief history of recorded sound and how it has developed and the evolution of vinyl records: From Édouard-Léon Scott's ‘drawing machine’ and Thomas Edison's phonograph to Volta Laboratory’s more familiar flat and round disks. Participants will then be given a demonstration of how to use a turntable as a drawing tool and create a personalised record sleeve of their own using various sounds, techniques and mediums.
The second part of the workshop is based on similar principles with participants creating their own dub plates - using turntables and our custom built sound lathes they will carve frequencies into blank clay discs.
At the end of the workshop your ceramic record will be fired and returned to MAKE Southwest for collection by participants after the workshop date.
All equipment, materials and firing costs are included in the ticket price.
Participants must be aged 18 years or older.
On the Day
All tools and materials will be provided.
Tea, coffee and biscuits are included and will be available on the day. There will be a short lunch break during the workshop and participants are welcome to bring a packed lunch. Our Café is also open should you wish to purchase other refreshments during the workshop - all participants receive a 10% discount voucher for food and drink purchased on the day.
On arrival, please make your way to the side gate of the Riverside Mill, through the courtyard and up the stone stairs on the side of the building. Please let us know if you require the lift.
Please be aware that you cannot use the Co-op car park for all day parking. The Methodist Church car park and Station Road car park usually have plenty of spaces. Click here for more information on our location and car parking for the day.
View MAKE Southwest's Cancellation Policy, HERE.