The Potthouse Collective

Come along for one of our most satisfying studio jobs~! ✨

In every class we’re asked what happens to the clay that doesn’t become a pot - our answer is always the same: nothing is wasted!

Even the clay on these throwing batts (left after removing customers pottery) is soaked back down and added to the reclaim! From there is it…

Soaked to break down ➡️ Slopped Out onto Plaster Batts ➡️ Put into the Pugmill!

Once the pugmill has churned and compressed the clay it is ready to be used again! (And more often than not, an even nicer consistency than the new bags of clay!)



Cover photo taken by the endlessly talented and successful !

We are super excited to announce that we are bringing the pottery out to for a bespoke ceramic class - making miniature book pendants! 📚

After taking inspiration from your surroundings (and finding your favourite books!) you will be guided step-by-step through the process of sculpting a set of three ceramic book pendants! Your mini books will then be painted with underglaze colours (using very small brushes!) before they are taken back to our studios for a shiny glaze firing!

📖 The Workshop Details: 📖

Date: Wednesday September 30th
Time: 18:00-20:30 (6-8:30PM)
Location: Hatchards Bookstore (The Promenade, Cheltenham)
Price: £45 per person (includes the firing of three book pendants!)

This special one-off class is now LIVE for booking through the Potthouse Collective website:

www.thepotthouse.co.uk

Be sure to grab a slot if you don’t want to miss out!

Did you know that we sometimes run private, bespoke pottery classes or courses?

Every now and again we get specific requests for specific pottery projects - in this instance a lovely request for tuition in making a set of handmade porcelain tiles for a DIY kitchen renovation! Featuring flowers from the potters garden! 🌱

We’re so incredibly pleased with the results and can’t wait to one day seem them installed in their new home!

If you’ve ever had a specific pottery project that you would like to be taught or would even like a custom course designed for you we may well be able to accommodate!

Don’t hesitate to get in touch with your enquiries~! ✨

Mark your diaries! It’s time for the Suffolks Sunday Market~! ()

Come along and find us this Sunday (July 26th) where we will once again be selling a beautiful range of handmade ceramics and pottery!

Featured on the stand this month are our wonderful independent potters Lin and Mel () as well as Studio Co-Owner Zoe! ()

The market will run from 11am until 4pm so be sure to come along if you’d like to browse local crafts, enjoy delicious food and drinks and support your local independent businesses!

A little peak behind the scenes of the team glazing 100+ pieces of beginners pottery~! (It really does take a village!)

If one of these pieces were yours thank you for your patience as we navigated the last month running the kilns in these start-stop heat waves!

We are just about on top of all of the firing now - if you attended a class before July your work is almost certainly ready to collect! If you haven’t heard from us feel free to get in contact to check before you come along!

Work can be collected any time we are open and we hold onto pottery longer than we really should so even if your class was a few months ago (or years… 👀) don’t hesitate to come and collect!

We love sending pottery to its new home~! 🏠

Last week we had the absolute pleasure of hosting for activities week~!

The lucky groups of year 7 & 8 students attended special ‘combination’ pottery classes with us where they got to experience a taste of both throwing and hand-building!

We were super impressed by not only how polite and well behaved the students were but also by their superb pottery skills! Especially on the pottery wheel they showed a willingness to play and a lack of fear that made their first pots as good as some of our adult beginner potters!

We can just imagine the pure joy those students are experiencing today as they break up for the summer holidays! ☀️

If some of you are hoping to get some pottery into your children’s summer break then be sure to keep your eyes peeled for our special announcement tomorrow… 👀

We were so incredibly proud to be one of the sponsors of .arnett | absolutely beautiful Show Garden at Badminton!

Studio co-founder created 1000 handmade ceramic ‘Seed Tokens’ that played a very important role in the garden - allowing each visitor a moment of pause to remember loved ones lost to cancer.

The garden has truly been a resounding success (winning both gold and the people’s choice award!) and we couldn’t speak higher of .arnett and her team!

Of course it goes without saying that are doing truly wonderful work and we know that this beautiful show garden has grown further support for their amazing charity!