The Ceramic Garden

The Ceramic Garden A family-run pottery studio, nestled at the top of our garden. We also offer independent studio sessions and run private events.

We offer pottery taster classes and courses specialising in hand building and on the potter's wheel.

Beyond blessed for our stig who cnc cut some ribs for us! Not just custom made, but in cherry, walnut and oak!! (Made fr...
29/08/2026

Beyond blessed for our stig who cnc cut some ribs for us! Not just custom made, but in cherry, walnut and oak!! (Made from guitar wood offcuts). Thank you so much. These are great as a studio we are all going BIG!

19/08/2026

Not quite a tutorial this evening, more a rambling on where throwing meets turning as you progress as a potter.

It’s not about ‘re-inventing’ the pot by trimming the life out of it. Instead, by focusing on throwing well and I’d even say with integrity*, your turning becomes the most wonderful treat.

Showcase what you have.

And yes, it can be quick… on average (without me waffling) say 2 mins a piece?

*as a dear friend once said: ”integrity is what you have when no one is watching”

SCALE: learning to throw BIG 💪Kilograms are a perfectly good metric system, but at The Ceramic Garden we prefer sausages...
16/08/2026

SCALE: learning to throw BIG 💪

Kilograms are a perfectly good metric system, but at The Ceramic Garden we prefer sausages.

One sausage = one length of pugged clay that fits nicely in our storage fridge = roughly 3.5–4kg of clay. Very technical.

Three days, over three weeks, we wanted to give our potters the confidence to go BIG. Rather than chucking a sausage on the wheel and hoping for the best, we slowed everything down and took throwing at scale apart, step by step.

By slowing it down and understanding what was actually happening to the clay at each stage, everyone achieved more than they thought they could. And by the end of the course, each person had thrown roughly 75–100kg of clay 🤯

For context: one whole bag is 12kg.

If you would like to find out when our next SCALE workshop is pop a 💪🏼 in the comments!

More than a pottery studio - welcome to our garden. 🌿
13/07/2026

More than a pottery studio - welcome to our garden. 🌿

Meet the people (and doggo) who make The Ceramic Garden what it is 🐾 🏺
13/07/2026

Meet the people (and doggo) who make The Ceramic Garden what it is 🐾 🏺

Get to know the people (and doggo) who make The Ceramic Garden what it is! 🐾
13/07/2026

Get to know the people (and doggo) who make The Ceramic Garden what it is! 🐾

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced potter, there’s a place for you here. 🌱
13/07/2026

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced potter, there’s a place for you here. 🌱

What a wonderful day with the incredibly talented Joelle Davis ! 🐭🦊🦉Our handbuilding animal workshop was packed with cre...
12/07/2026

What a wonderful day with the incredibly talented Joelle Davis ! 🐭🦊🦉

Our handbuilding animal workshop was packed with creativity and plenty of cake. Joelle generously shared her techniques and guided us through creating our own unique ceramic animals.

By the end of the day we’d built a whole army of wonderfully individual little critters, each with its own personality. We learnt so much and now comes the hardest part… waiting to take them home after they’ve been fired!

A huge thank you to Joelle for such a brilliant workshop. 🤎

Address

95 Woodmansterne Road
Carshalton
SM54JW

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 1pm
Wednesday 10am - 8:30pm
Thursday 2pm - 8pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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