Field Notes Day
Sample event · every name and detail here is fictional
Field Notes Day
One Saturday of short talks, long lunches and honest conversation for people who make things by hand.
Date
Saturday 14 March 2027
Time
10:00 – 18:00
Place
The Annex Hall, Harbourton
Admission
Free, registration required
Registration happens on our ticketing partner’s page.
01 — About
A small day, built around conversation
Field Notes Day is a single-day gathering for people who make things: ceramics, software, print, bread. Three short talks, one workshop, one long lunch and a closing round table.
Who it’s for. Anyone curious about how other people work, whether you make for a living or on weekends. No prior knowledge needed.
What to bring. A notebook, comfortable shoes and an appetite. We provide coffee, lunch and all workshop materials.
02 — Program
The day, hour by hour
09:30
Doors and coffee
Pick up your badge, find a seat and meet the people at your table.
Volunteer team
10:00 – 10:15
Welcome
A short orientation: how the day works and where to find things.
Ellis Brandt, host
10:15 – 11:00
Notes from a small press
What twenty years of hand-set type teach you about patience, error and finishing things.
Iris Valdane, letterpress printer
11:15 – 12:00
Glaze, fire, repeat
Why the kiln always has the last word, and how to plan around it.
Tomasz Reil, ceramicist
12:00 – 13:30
Long lunch
One table, shared plates, no slides.
Catering team
13:30 – 14:15
Small tools, slow software
Building a tool for yourself first, and keeping it small on purpose.
Noor Haddad, software maker
14:30 – 15:30
Workshop: bind your own notebook
Hands-on, materials provided. Twenty-four seats, first come first served at the door.
Iris Valdane and Tomasz Reil
16:00 – 17:30
Round table
Everyone who spoke, plus questions from the room.
Hosted by Ellis Brandt
17:30 – 18:00
Closing
Thank-yous, announcements and an invitation to next year.
Ellis Brandt, host
03 — Speakers and hosts
Four people, four ways of making
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Iris Valdane
Letterpress printer
Runs a two-person press and teaches evening classes in hand-set type. Talks about patience, mistakes and the last 5% of a job.
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Tomasz Reil
Ceramicist
Makes tableware in a converted garage and fires it twice a month. Talks about planning around a kiln that has its own opinions.
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Noor Haddad
Software maker
Builds small tools for herself and sometimes shares them. Talks about keeping software slow, small and finished.
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Ellis Brandt
Host
Organises community meetups and keeps the day on time. Hosts the welcome, the round table and the closing.
04 — Venue and access
The Annex Hall, 12 Mill Lane, Harbourton
A converted print works with a courtyard, a big hall and a quiet room upstairs. Everything happens on the ground floor except the quiet room.
By train
Harbourton Central, then an eight-minute walk along Mill Lane.
By bus
Routes 4 and 22 stop outside the hall.
By bike or car
Bike racks in the courtyard. Parking is limited, so please share rides.
Access
Step-free entrance on the east side. A quiet room is open all day on the first floor.
05 — Questions
Before you come
Registration
Save a seat for 14 March
Field Notes Day
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