A mother and daughter brought people together at Parkwood Estate in Oshawa recently for a hand building pottery workshop.
Attendees made a matching chip and dip set, which included a long plate and a tiny cup.
They were instructed by the event coordinator, Monica Que, and her mother, Becky Que. Monica does pottery events a few times a month, sometimes at Parkwood Estate and other times at an alpaca farm in Colburn.
“It’s so much fun. I started a little bit over a year ago,” she said. “And I just find a lot of fulfillment when people are doing pottery. First of all, I love pottery. And I think within pottery, I’m thinking of what else I can do aside from selling my products, and I started teaching.”
Participants were given clay and instructed on how to make the actual set. They were allowed to make theirs as unique as they liked.
After the chip and dip set hardened, attendees were then instructed to paint their work any way they wanted.
Twelve people attended with a range of different ages, such as college student Kiera De Freitas.
“I think that events like these are great for the community,” she said. “It has a sense of familiarity and family. I feel like we live in a world that’s very go, go, go, and to just sit down and play with pottery and be with people who are also interested in that hobby is really nice.”
Four to six weeks after the event, attendees will be free to pick up their chip and dip sets.
Parkwood Estate has many other art events coming up, such as the In Bloom: Spring Paint N’ Sip Workshop on April 10, the Stained Glass Workshop on April 11 and Knot & Carry: The Macramé Clutch Workshop on April 12.