Clay Tendency: Ceramic Nüshu Workshop

The Ceramic Nüshu Workshop invites participants to begin with Nüshu and create their own small ceramic objects. Originating from Jiangyong, Hunan, Nüshu was once a writing system used among women to share emotions, memories, and intimate messages. It is not only a form of writing, but also a cultural trace of connection, care, and self-expression.

During the workshop, participants will transform language into tactile and lasting ceramic pieces through hand-building, carving, pressing, and texture-making. Each participant can create an incense holder, pendant, or keepsake, sealing their own words, emotions, or secret messages into clay.

No previous ceramic experience is required. This workshop is suitable for anyone interested in craft, women’s culture, writing, memory, and contemporary art.

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Materials provided: Clay, basic ceramic tools, texture tools and reference sheets

Outcome: Each participant will create one small ceramic object, such as a charm, tile, incense holder or keepsake

Experience needed: No previous ceramic experience required

Duration: 90mins

Language: English / Mandarin

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Please note: This is a hand-building workshop using clay. Depending on firing arrangements, pieces may either be taken home as unfired keepsakes or collected at a later date after firing. Firing is optional and will require an additional fee.

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Presented by Which Witch Collective as part of Lend a Hand: Community Market, initiated by Bouncing Around.

This market is Lend a Hand: Community Market, initiated by Bouncing Around. The event consists of an afternoon community market (13:30–18:30) and an evening Liu Shui Xi Ending Party (19:00–21:00). It invites Chinese communities in the UK, individual stallholders and visitors to temporarily build a shared living room in London, where people can lend each other a hand through exchange, sharing, mutual support and play.

陶瓷女书工作坊将带领参与者从女书出发，用陶土制作属于自己的小型陶瓷物件。女书源自湖南江永，曾是女性之间传递情感、记忆与私密信息的书写方式。它不仅是一种文字，也是一种关于连接、照护与自我表达的文化痕迹。

在工作坊中，参与者将通过手捏陶、刻划、压印和纹理制作，将文字转化为可触摸、可保存的陶瓷作品。每位参与者可以制作一个香插、吊坠或纪念物，把自己的词语、情绪或秘密信息封存在陶土之中。

无需任何陶瓷经验，适合对手工、女性文化、文字、记忆与当代艺术感兴趣的参与者。

提供材料： 陶土、基础陶瓷工具、纹理制作工具及参考资料

工作坊成果： 每位参与者将完成一件小型陶瓷物件，例如吊坠、香插或纪念物

经验要求： 无需任何陶瓷经验

时长： 90分钟

语言： 英文 / 中文

请注意： 本工作坊为陶土手捏制作体验。根据后续烧制安排，作品可作为未烧制纪念物当天带走，或在烧制完成后于之后日期领取。烧制为可选服务，需额外付费。

本活动由“Which Witch Collective”呈现，由东奔西走 Bouncing Around 发起的 「搭把手：社群市集」的一部分。

本场市集是由东奔西走 Bouncing Around 发起的 「搭把手：社群市集」。活动由下午的社群市集（13:30-18:30）和晚间的流水席Ending Party（19:00-21:00） 组成，邀请在英华人社群、个人摊主和观众在伦敦临时搭建一个公共客厅，在交换、分享、互助和玩耍中相互搭把手。