Fully outdoors • Elemental • Low-tech metal casting
Molten Land is an immersive two-day workshop held entirely in the forest with Creative Nature. Over one weekend, participants learn to cast pewter using fire, sand, natural textures and improvised woodland tools — a raw, intuitive making experience shaped by the land itself.
Day 1 — Cuttlefish Pewter Casting in the Woods
We begin beneath the trees with charcoal fires, hand tools and the scent of burning cuttlefish.
Participants will:
- Carve forms into cuttlefish bone
- Learn to melt pewter safely over charcoal
- Pour pewter in a forest setting
- Produce detailed casts with natural, organic textures
Day 2 — Forest Casting with Found Materials
The second day opens out into sand moulds pressed directly from woodland textures and objects.
Participants will:
- Build and maintain charcoal fires hot enough for pewter
- Press moulds into sand using bark, carved wood, stones and found patterns
- Pour molten pewter into open-face moulds
- Create intuitive casts shaped directly by the forest environment
What you’ll make:
Across the two days, each participant will create:
- A series of pewter cuttlefish casts
- Experimental open-sand casts inspired by natural textures
- A small collection of forest-forged objects
Who it’s for:
Artists, makers, nature-lovers, and anyone curious about low-tech casting.
No experience necessary.
Includes:
All pewter, cuttlefish, sand, charcoal, tools, safety gear, and hot drinks.
Hosted fully outdoors with Stephen Stockbridge and Giles Corby, come together to deliver 35 years’ experience creating sculpture.
Fully outdoors • Elemental • Low-tech metal casting
Molten Land is an immersive two-day workshop held entirely in the forest with Creative Nature. Over one weekend, participants learn to cast pewter using fire, sand, natural textures and improvised woodland tools — a raw, intuitive making experience shaped by the land itself.
Day 1 — Cuttlefish Pewter Casting in the Woods
We begin beneath the trees with charcoal fires, hand tools and the scent of burning cuttlefish.
Participants will:
- Carve forms into cuttlefish bone
- Learn to melt pewter safely over charcoal
- Pour pewter in a forest setting
- Produce detailed casts with natural, organic textures
Day 2 — Forest Casting with Found Materials
The second day opens out into sand moulds pressed directly from woodland textures and objects.
Participants will:
- Build and maintain charcoal fires hot enough for pewter
- Press moulds into sand using bark, carved wood, stones and found patterns
- Pour molten pewter into open-face moulds
- Create intuitive casts shaped directly by the forest environment
What you’ll make:
Across the two days, each participant will create:
- A series of pewter cuttlefish casts
- Experimental open-sand casts inspired by natural textures
- A small collection of forest-forged objects
Who it’s for:
Artists, makers, nature-lovers, and anyone curious about low-tech casting.
No experience necessary.
Includes:
All pewter, cuttlefish, sand, charcoal, tools, safety gear, and hot drinks.
Hosted fully outdoors with Stephen Stockbridge and Giles Corby, come together to deliver 35 years’ experience creating sculpture.
