THE CONVERSATION : LONG TABLE DINNER WITH MALCOLM GREENWOOD & CHEF BEN DEVLIN OF PIPIT

ABOUT:

CLAY VESSELS ARE UTILISED AND CELEBRATED IN MANY FORMS THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF HUMAN CIVILISATION. ITS RICH HISTORY PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN MODERN LIFE, AS IT SERVES A PROFOUND PURPOSE AROUND THE PLANET.

 WITH A PROFESSIONAL APPROACH, MALCOLM HAS FORGED A WELL RESPECTED PATH INTERNATIONALLY, CREATING A LINK TO THE AGE OLD TRADITION IN BOTH THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY AND HOME TABLE.

 FROM MICHELIN CHEFS TO THE SMALL CAFE, HIS PASSION LIES IN THE FUSION OF CLAY, FOOD AND CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE TABLE. SKILLS PASSED DOWN FROM HIS MENTOR, MOKOTO YABE WILL BE SHARED AND HIS LOVE FOR ALL THINGS CLAY CELEBRATED.

 IN THE HILLS OF THE TWEED LIES AN OLD SCHOOLHOUSE WITH A RICH HISTORY AND THE MEETING PLACE OF THE FERNVALE POTTERS SOCIETY, RUNNING AS PART OF A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE, WE WILL TRANSFORM THE WORKSHOP TO A RUSTIC DINING VENUE WITH A WARM INVITATION TO COME AND BREAK BREAD TOGETHER. DINNER WILL BE PREPARED BY THE AWARD WINNING, INTERNATIONALLY CELEBRATED CHEF BEN DEVLIN OF PIPIT RESTAURANT. AFTER FILLING OUR BELLIES, MALCOLM WILL SHARE HIS PERSONAL JOURNEY THROUGH A VISUAL PRESENTATION, AND THEN OPEN THE FLOOR FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION,

AS WE PAVE THE WAY TOGETHER TO A NEW FRONTIER IN THE FUTURE OF CERAMICS.

 ALL ARE WELCOME - ZERO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY, ONLY A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR ALL THINGS CLAY.  

TICKETS INCLUDE:

• A SEAT AT OUR TABLE.
• A MEAL PREPARED BY BEN DEVLIN OF PIPIT RESTAURANT.  THE TWEED'S LOCAL AWARD WINNING CHEF, INTERNATIONALLY FAMED FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES COOKING OVER AN OPEN FLAME. 
• A PIECE OF HANDMADE POTTERY TO EAT FROM AND TAKE HOME WITH YOU.  MALCOLM AND LEIA (FROM GRIT) HAVE BEEN SAVING ALL THE "DODGY" SECONDS FOR THIS MOMENT!  
• A SLIDESHOW PRESENTATION.  MALCOLM TAKES THE FLOOR TO SHARE HIS RICH PERSONAL JOURNEY WITH CLAY, FOLLOWED BY A OPEN FORUM DISCUSSION WHERE YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE EVOLUTION OF PRODUCTION POTTERY.

LOCATION:

FERNVALE POTTER'S SCHOOLHOUSE 

HOME OF MURWILLUMBAH POTTERY CLUB, ESTABLISHED IN 

PLEASE NOTE: 

THIS IS A BYO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES EVENT.

WE WILL BE INTERACTING BOTH INDOORS AND OUTDOORS - BE PREPARED BY DRESSING CASUALLY AND EQUIPPED FOR WEATHER AND POSSIBLY MOZZIES!  

PARKING IS LIMITED, CARPOOLING ENCOURAGED.

IF YOU ARE ENROLLED IN THE COURSE, YOUR TICKET HAS ALREADY BEEN INCLUDED IN THE PAID ENROLMENT FEE.  SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO BOOK IN AND COME ALONG!  YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A POTTER TO ENJOY THIS EVENING - EVERYONE'S WELCOME, AS CLAY PLAYS A GREAT, VARIED ROLL IN ALL OF HUMANITY.