Embodied Crafts Workshop: Clayfulness / hosted by Irene Charlotte

Workshop dates and times:


WED 1.10.25        11:00-12:30 & 18:30-20:00

WED 8.10.25        11:00-12:30 & 18:30-20:00

WED 29.10.25      11:00-12:30 & 18:30-20:00

Location: Always Summer Conceptstore,
Prins Hendrikstraat 124, The Hague

Hosted by: Irene Charlotte — visual artist, explorer and educator

Info host: Atelier Irene Charlotte on Instagram

Price: € 59 per person (excl. materials): 4 seats, € 75 per person (incl. materials): 4 seats. If your desired seat is not available anymore, please, email me and I will see what's possible. Also, in case you would like to join a workshop but it's fully booked already, feel free to contact me, so I can put you on the waiting list.

Contact: irene_charlotte@gmx.net

About the event:

Join an embodied, creative workshop experience within a grounding space for creativity, discovery (learning) and sharing. You will not only be making your own handcrafted piece(s) but will also become more connected to your body while creating. Technique: clay shaped by you.

No experience in any handcraft techniques needed. The minimum age for participants is 16 years. The workshop atelier and the toilet are accessible with a standard wheelchair. The workshops will be primarily held in English.
Your host will be Irene Charlotte — visual artist, explorer and educator.

What’s included:

— a mindfulness-/embodiment-based centering activity
— 1.5 hours of guided, intuitive making and experiencing
— a warm cup of tea 
— a peaceful setting with a community feel

What to bring:

- if you choose for the excl. materials option: please, bring a package of air-drying clay*
- always good to bring: any organic or inorganic material you would like to shape it with (for ex.: using collected shells for pattern making or flower petals for decoration)
- might come in handy: a box to take your clay work(s) back home
- your lovely self

*Can be purchased at Artifac — Noordwal 17, Den Haag, for example.
Usually a 2.5 kilo package is more than enough, the choice of color is a matter of your personal taste.

Come as you are:

This workshop is ideal for making new friends, treating your old friends, treating yourself as well as a creative hangout with your family members.

FAQ's 

1.) Do I need to bring anything to the workshop?

If you booked the Clayfulness (clay workshop) excluding materials, I kindly ask you to purchase and bring a package of air-drying clay with you. Usually a 2.5 kilo package is more than enough, the choice of color is a matter of your personal taste. It can be purchased at Artifac — Noordwal 17, Den Haag, for example.

If, for whatever reason, it is impossible for you to get hold of a package before the day of the workshop, please, contact me early enough in advance, so I can come up with an apt solution for you. Please, send an email to irene_charlotte@gmx.net.


2.) Do I need to buy new materials for the workshop?

Not necessarily. If you booked Clayfulness (clay workshop) excluding materials, you are asked to bring a package of air-drying clay — it doesn’t really matter if you have one already at home, get it from a friend/ family member/ neighbor, or buy a new one at a shop (see: my shop recommendation in section 1.)). 

Optional to bring: tools and materials you would like to shape the clay with. They can be collected items and objects, such as shells, leaves, flower petals, cutlery, chopsticks, you name it. Think as experimentally and sustainably as possible.


3.) Do I need any experience?

Not at all. The workshop sessions are designed in a way that they bring equally much joy to beginners as well as people who already have experience with the techniques being used. In any case, Irene will be there to guide you through the experience.


4.) Will there be drinks and snacks provided?

There will be tea and water at your free disposal. If you feel like you could use a little snack for in-between, please, feel free to bring any. Please, note though that participants are not meant to have an extensive lunch or dinner during the workshop. This might disturb the flow of the session. Thanks for your understanding.


5.) Can I make something different?

Definitely. Although Irene will be there to guide you through the experience, it’s up to you what you want your creation(s) to look like (and be like) in the end. Irene will show you some basic techniques, but you’re always welcome to go freestyle on your piece of work.


6.) Where does the event take place?

Always Summer Concept Store — Prins Hendrikstraat 124, The Hague, in the heart of the Zeeheldenkwartier.


7.) What if I cannot make it in the end?

We understand that life occasionally makes its own plans and that yours might change.
In terms of cancellations, the following applies:

— Full refund (or transferable to a friend*) for cancellations made until 14 days before the event.
— 50% refund (or transferable to a friend*) for cancellations made 13-7 days before the event.
— 25% refund (or transferable to a friend*) for cancellations made 6-3 days before the event.
— No refund (yet transferable to a friend*) for cancellations made 2 days till 24hrs before the event. This includes last minute cancellations (less than 24hrs) and no-show.

For cancellations, please, send an email to: irene_charlotte@gmx.net

*If you can’t make it, you’re welcome to transfer your spot to a friend — just let me know their name, email address and which workshop you originally booked, so I can welcome them. Contact: irene_charlotte@gmx.net

Good to know: The workshop will go ahead with a minimum of 4 participants. If this number is not met, you will be notified and issued a full refund or you will be offered a spot in the next session. Thank you for your understanding.




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