Clay Piskie, Artist Demonstration

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Location

Wheal Martyn, St Austell

Dates

Tue 17th August, 2021
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10:00 am |
Until 3pm

About this event

See local artist, Zenna Tagney, making piskies from china clay during a pop up residency at Wheal Martyn.

Local ceramic artist Zenna Tagney will be on site creating a gang of clay piskies – ‘Buccawidden’ – made from porcelain with local china clay. You can watch them being made in situ at Wheal Martyn. From 1 September onwards you’ll also be able to these creations hidden away in nooks and crannies across Wheal Martyn.

‘Bucca’ is a very old Cornish word meaning ‘spirit’. Folklorist William Bottrell collected stories about the good spirits “Bucka Gwidden” ‘gwidden’ meaning white in the 1890s.
In more recent times, the ‘white’ of their name has led to Buccawidden being associated, through plays and stories, with China clay, the ‘white gold’ of Clay Country.

Further details: No need to book, Zenna will be making the piskies in situ so drop by, have a look and ask questions!

Contact

01726 850362 | https://www.wheal-martyn.com/