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Blended Monkey - pottery - woodturning - green woodworking - pole lathe - throwing

Contact name: Simon Taggart and Louise Taggart
258
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(482)
over 5 years
with CraftCourses

Maker's bio

Blended Monkey is a husband and wife team. Our studios are based in a small village on the Norfolk/Cambridgeshire border. Our setting provides ample inspiration for our work, and is perfect for our woodturning & pottery courses. Louise (ceramicist) - I studied at the Falmouth School of Art & Design and I am interested in various art forms, design and applied arts. Simon (woodturner) - I love working with wood & exploring its versatility. I'm a member of the AWGB and APTGW.

Courses, kits & gifts

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"2 Crafts in 1 Day!" 1-2-1 woodturning & pottery experience for 1 person
1 day
Next date: 24th Feb 2025
(21)
£260.00
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"2 Crafts in 1 Day!" pairs - woodturning & pottery experience
1 day
Next date: 24th Feb 2025
(34)
£460.00
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Acrylic Art - Large Loose Florals - Large Canvas Painting - Blended Monkey
7¼ hours
Next date: 5th Jul 2025
6 places left
£95.00
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Acrylic Art - Loose Florals Taster Session - Blended Monkey
3¼ hours
Next date: 30th Aug 2025
6 places left
£60.00
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Autumn Pin Cushion or Needle Case Sewing Workshop - Patchwork - Paper Piecing - Blended Monkey
3¼ hours
Next date: 23rd Nov 2025
7 places left
£42.00
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Beginners 1-day 1-2-1 pottery / ceramics workshop for 1 person
1 day
Next date: 24th Feb 2025
(38)
£245.00
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Beginners 1-day 1-2-1 woodturning workshop for 1 person
1 day
Next date: 23rd Feb 2025
(190)
£245.00
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Beginners 1-day pairs pottery / ceramics workshop
1 day
Next date: 24th Feb 2025
(12)
£445.00
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Beginners 1-day pairs woodturning workshop
1 day
Next date: 23rd Feb 2025
(46)
£445.00
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Beginners half-day 1-2-1 pottery / ceramics workshop for 1 person
3 hours
Next date: 24th Feb 2025
(17)
£140.00
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Beginners half-day 1-2-1 pottery throwing workshop for 1 person
3 hours
Next date: 24th Feb 2025
(6)
£140.00
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Beginners half-day 1-2-1 woodturning workshop for 1 person
½ days
Next date: 23rd Feb 2025
(31)
£140.00
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Beginners half-day pairs pottery / ceramics workshop
3 hours
Next date: 24th Feb 2025
(33)
£240.00
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Beginners half-day pairs pottery throwing workshop
3 hours
Next date: 24th Feb 2025
(13)
£240.00
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Beginners half-day pairs woodturning workshop
½ days
Next date: 23rd Feb 2025
(12)
£240.00
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Beginners half-day pen turning experience (woodturning) 1-2-1 or pairs
3 hours
Next date: 23rd Feb 2025
(2)
£155.00
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Beginners Junk Journalling / Art Journal Workshop - Junk Journalling - Blended Monkey
6 hours
Next date: 11th May 2025
8 places left
(2)
£85.00
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Beginners Pairs Green Woodturning/Green Woodworking Workshop 1-day
1 day
Next date: 1st Mar 2025
£445.00
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Beginners Silk Painting - Silk Art - Blended Monkey
6 hours
Next date: 6th Apr 2025
3 places left
£90.00
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Beginners Silk Painting Workshop - Silk Art - Blended Monkey
6 hours
Next date: 9th Aug 2025
3 places left
(1)
£90.00
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Bird Sculpture Workshop - Clay Sculpture - Blended Monkey
3¼ hours
Next date: 2nd Aug 2025
6 places left
£80.00
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Botanical Photography Workshop - Photography - Botanical Art - Blended Monkey
3¼ hours
Next date: 27th Jul 2025
6 places left
£60.00
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Carve a Spoon and/or Spatula Workshop - Woodcraft - Blended Monkey
6 hours
Next date: 10th Aug 2025
8 places left
£95.00
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Christmas Decorations Sewing Workshop - Patchwork - Paper Piecing - Blended Monkey
3¼ hours
Next date: 23rd Nov 2025
7 places left
£42.00
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Clay Botanical Vases Workshop - Botanical Vases - Blended Monkey
2¼ hours
Next date: 30th Nov 2025
6 places left
£60.00
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Clay Christmas Decorations Workshop - Christmas Decs - Blended Monkey
2¼ hours
Next date: 9th Nov 2025
6 places left
£45.00
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Creative Ceramics Workshop - Tile Making & Glazing - Blended Monkey
6 hours
Next date: 27th Sep 2025
6 places left
£75.00
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Creative with Clay - Ceramic Coiling & Botanical Vases - Blended Monkey
6 hours
Next date: 31st Aug 2025
7 places left
£95.00
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Creative with Clay Workshop - Ceramic Coiling & Botanical Vases - Blended Monkey
6 hours
Next date: 29th Mar 2025
3 places left
£95.00
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Creative with Clay Workshop - Tile Making & Glazing - Blended Monkey
6 hours
Next date: 18th May 2025
5 places left
£75.00
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Enamelling Workshop - Jewellery & Decorative Panel - Blended Monkey
6½ hours
Next date: 26th Jul 2025
1 place left
£130.00
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Flower Blossom Tile Sculpture Workshop - Clay Sculpture - Blended Monkey
3 hours
Next date: 2nd Mar 2025
2 places left
£80.00
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Flower Coaster Sewing Workshop - Patchwork - Paper Piecing - Blended Monkey
3¼ hours
Next date: 23rd Mar 2025
6 places left
£42.00
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Fun Half-Day Spoon Carving Workshop - Woodcraft - Blended Monkey
3¼ hours
Next date: 1st Jun 2025
6 places left
£50.00
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Fun Spoon Carving Workshop - Woodcraft - Blended Monkey
7 hours
Next date: 27th Jul 2025
8 places left
£95.00
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Fused Glass Workshop - Autumn - Art Panel - Blended Monkey
3¼ hours
Next date: 20th Sep 2025
6 places left
£78.00
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Fused Glass Workshop - Spring - Waved Shape & Easter Egg - Blended Monkey
3¼ hours
£78.00
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Fused Glass Workshop - Summer - Dragonfly & Hanging Piece - Blended Monkey
3¼ hours
Next date: 29th Jun 2025
3 places left
£78.00
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Fused Glass Workshop - Winter - Christmas Dish - Blended Monkey
3¼ hours
Next date: 14th Dec 2025
6 places left
£78.00
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Green Man / Oak King Sculpture Workshop - Clay Sculpture - Blended Monkey
7¼ hours
Next date: 21st Sep 2025
4 places left
£145.00
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Green Woodworking - Woodcraft Workshop - Blended Monkey
7 hours
Next date: 8th Jun 2025
1 place left
£95.00
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Half-day 1-2-1 sharpening (woodturning gouges) workshop for 1 person
½ days
Next date: 23rd Feb 2025
(5)
£140.00
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Intermediate 1-day 1-2-1 woodturning workshop for 1 person
1 day
Next date: 23rd Feb 2025
(11)
£245.00
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Large Cat Sculpture Workshop - Clay Sculpture - Blended Monkey
7¼ hours
Next date: 6th Jul 2025
5 places left
£145.00
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Large Hare Sculpture Workshop - Clay Sculpture - Blended Monkey
7 hours
£145.00
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Leatherwork - Carving & Tooling - Make a Valet Tray & Coaster - Blended Monkey
6¼ hours
Next date: 25th May 2025
3 places left
£130.00
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Lino Printing - Decorative Cards & Envelopes - Blended Monkey
6¾ hours
Next date: 9th Mar 2025
2 places left
£110.00
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Pole lathe turning 1-2-1 or pairs
1 day
Next date: 1st Mar 2025
(3)
£245.00
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Relaxing Silk Painting Workshop - Silk Art - Blended Monkey
6 hours
Next date: 19th Oct 2025
8 places left
£90.00
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Relaxing Spoon Carving Workshop - Woodcraft - Blended Monkey
6 hours
Next date: 28th Jun 2025
6 places left
£95.00
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Stone Carving Experience - Carving Heart / Flower / Star - Stone Masonry - Blended Monkey
6 hours
Next date: 14th Sep 2025
7 places left
£140.00
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Stone Carving Experience - Carving Roman Letters - Stone Masonry - Blended Monkey
6 hours
Next date: 2nd Aug 2025
3 places left
£140.00
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Stone Carving Experience - Working with Geometry & Pattern - Stone Masonry - Blended Monkey
6 hours
Next date: 12th Oct 2025
4 places left
(5)
£140.00
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Summer Book Bag Sewing Workshop - Patchwork - Paper Piecing - Blended Monkey
3¼ hours
Next date: 13th Jul 2025
7 places left
£42.00
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Textile Art - Botanical Printing on Fabrics & Papers - Mixed Media - Blended Monkey
6¼ hours
Next date: 23rd Aug 2025
6 places left
£95.00
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Textile Art - Cyanotype Panel Workshop - Cyanotype & Stitching - Blended Monkey
6¼ hours
Next date: 24th May 2025
4 places left
£95.00
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Textile Art - Decorative Panel Workshop - Stamp, Layer, Stitch - Blended Monkey
6¼ hours
£95.00

Recent reviews

All maker's reviews
9 Feb 25'

Julie and Martin Strudwick reviewed: Beginners 1-day pairs pottery / ceramics workshop

"We have just had the most wonderful enjoyable and relaxing day with Louise on a pairs days pottery course. Louise and Simon were both so welcoming and we thoroughly enjoyed the whole day, though the time flew by so quickly. My favourite things were the hand built items - the pinch pots, coiled pots and slab built pots but I was also excited to be able to try throwing a pot on the potters wheel. Throwing on the wheel was not my forte certainly much harder than I thought it would be but I was pleased to have tried. My husband did so much better at throwing on the wheel than I did! We were kept fuelled with cups of tea and biscuits and a delicious lunch in their lovely warm kitchen. I cannot wait to see our pots when they have been glazed and fired - hope the kiln gods are kind. Looking forward to returning to try something else. "

Blended Monkey - pottery - woodturning - green woodworking - pole lathe - throwing responded:

"What a lovely review guys - thank you so much! It was great having you both in the studio for the day and just wonderful that you enjoyed it so much. It's often the way that one person takes to the wheel quicker than the other, but I'd say you really found your niche with the beautiful slab work Julie :-). Thank you again for the lovely review and I'll be in touch when your creations have been glazed and fired."

8 Feb 25'

Andreea & Chris reviewed: Beginners half-day pairs pottery / ceramics workshop

"We have done the half day pottery course, trying a little bit of everything and we absolutely LOVED IT!!!! Louise was brilliant and very knowledgeable and took time to go through techniques and teach us different things about clay. Louise is brilliant and her studio is great! We highly recommend a course and we will for sure be coming back for more fun."

Blended Monkey - pottery - woodturning - green woodworking - pole lathe - throwing responded:

"Guys, I'm so pleased you enjoyed your experience here in the pottery studio. You both made some beautiful pieces (we won't talk about how quicky Chris took to the wheel - some people are so annoying ;-)) to be super proud of! Looking forward to seeing your pieces when they emerge from the kiln in a few weeks' time. Take care. "

8 Feb 25'

Seb reviewed: Beginners half-day 1-2-1 woodturning workshop for 1 person

"A really enjoyable half day with Simon. In three hours we went from the basics of the equipment and qualities of the book, to trying out the lathe and making my first piece, a lovely wine stopper. Simon was an excellent teacher, giving me a chance to try things out and helping me when necessary. Highly recommended."

Blended Monkey - pottery - woodturning - green woodworking - pole lathe - throwing responded:

"Hi Seb, Thanks for a lovely review; do get in touch if you need any further assistance. -- Simon"

29 Jan 25'

Trina McDonald reviewed: Half-day 1-2-1 sharpening (woodturning gouges) workshop for 1 person

"Really enjoyed our afternoon with Simon. Thank you. It was just what my husband needed to renew his enthusiasm, advise us on what equipment we needed and the fact that it is already ordered bears witness to how effective and appropriate Simon's tuition was. We might even find ourselves working in the wood shed together!"

Blended Monkey - pottery - woodturning - green woodworking - pole lathe - throwing responded:

"Hi Trina, So glad he enjoyed the session. I’ve sent over my notes; any questions, please do get in touch. — Simon"

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