What to Expect

Create beautiful handmade tea light holders in this friendly, small-group Jesmonite workshop. Learn how to mix, pour, cast and finish your own unique candle holders, then decorate a pre-made piece with colour, pattern and gold leaf.

    • Learn the process – Saskia will guide you through the materials, moulds, colour techniques, and creative possibilities of working with Jesmonite.

    • Create your designs – Mix, pour, and customise your own tea light holders, choosing colours and effects that reflect your personal style.

    • Take a creative pause – While your pieces set, enjoy refreshments and decorate a pre-poured candle holder with colour, pattern, and gold leaf to complete your trio.

    • Reveal your creations – Carefully remove your tea light holders from their moulds and discover the unique patterns and colours you've created.

    • Finish like a professional – Learn how to sand, refine, and polish your pieces to a high standard, ready to take home and enjoy.

  • More than just a workshop, this is an opportunity to switch off, get creative, and enjoy a few hours of mindful making. With a balance of guided learning, creative freedom, and plenty of fun along the way, you'll leave with beautiful handmade pieces, new skills, and the satisfaction of having made something uniquely yours.

  • Led by our experienced art tutor Saskia who has years of experience at University level and in industry.

  • The studio is accessed across gravel and up one step. Access to the toilet is via two flights of stairs. If you have any questions regarding this please ask before booking a workshop

Hand pouring jesmonite liquid into a mould

  • Lovely time spent with Saskia guiding us through the process of making resin pots . She gave me the knowledge but then let us freestyle with our own style and colours, to various degrees of success . Highly recommended way to spend a few hours in Brighton

    Workshop participant

  • "I attended a couple of Saskia’s plant pot sessions - I enjoyed the first one so much, I signed up for another. Saskia is a really friendly and welcoming tutor. She made us all feel comfortable to develop our own ideas and to enjoy the creative process..."

    Workshop participant

  • "4 of us booked on to the plant pot workshop with Saskia and LOVED it. We had such a great time. Saskia is really welcoming and friendly and created such a lovely atmosphere in which we could feel free to just try things out. We all came out with our own designs and unique plant pots. I absolutely recommend this for a really enjoyable, fun but also calming workshop."

    Workshop participant

  • "Had a lovely afternoon making plant pots at Saskia's workshop. Saskia was a lovely host, welcoming and supportive. We each took away a lovely little plant pot and some great memories! Thank you Saskia - we'll be back!"

    Workshop participant