Lessons learnt for life. Excellent information packed teaching with easy to remember formulas by David Williams of La Saunerie cookery school. Excellent textures, moisture and flavours achieved with More...
Winter seed saving
We leave a lot of the plants over the winter for seeds to naturally fall out where we want plants to grow back annually. We also leave them for the birds to feed on until late winter, early spring More...
July 2023. At Sylph Baier you will spend a wonderful week in a dreamlike ambience.
At Sylph Baier you will spend a wonderful week in a dreamlike ambience. The days are filled with creativity and in-depth knowledge of the craft of pottery. Sylph is a wonderful and sensitive teacher More...
June 2023. Well if you’re thinking of booking a week of pottery …..do it!
Well if you’re thinking of booking a week of pottery …..do it. Sylph went above and beyond making our stay as comfortable and relaxing as possible. To my surprise as I didn’t notice on booking we More...
May 2023. This was without a doubt the most wonderful ceramic training I have ever experienced.
As an intermediate potter looking to take my throwing to the next level, I discovered Sylph’s 17th century Mill and sanctuary at Le Moulin, in the Dordogne, France. This was without a doubt the most More...
April 2023. The one-week pottery course with Sylph was simply fantastic!
The one-week pottery course with Sylph was simply fantastic! Sylph’s way of teaching was fun, empathetic, and encouraging, which for me as a beginner was especially beneficial. She has a very broad More...
March 2023. What a beautiful and brilliant week with Sylph. I was a complete beginner. I wanted to learn ceramics for a long time.
My husband found out about Sylph. I talked with her on emails and WhatsApp. She was very friendly. Then I decided to go and learn from Sylph. On 5 to12 March 2023 I was there for a whole week. That More...
September 2022. I had the most wonderful and magical time throwing pottery with Sylph at her fairytale farmhouse in the French countryside.
I came with my friend, Gina, in the Fall of 2022. Gina is an intermediate potter. I am a beginner. Not only is Sylph incredibly knowledgeable about ceramics in all forms, she was also terrific at More...