We’re on the penultimate week of this session’s beginners’ courses and our students are busy getting all their final creations ready for firing ahead of next week’s glazing class 🧑🎨
I suspect a few people will be needing some extra shelf space at home… you know who you are 😂!!
Saramica Clay Pottery Studio
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Swanspool Ceramics runs pottery classes (wheel-throwing and hand-building) at our studio located in the pretty village of Castle Ashby in the heart of Northamptonshire. We offer weekly daytime and evening classes, studio memberships, intensive weekends and one-off taster sessions.
19/08/2026
New season, new hobby…?
Our next session of courses at our Castle Ashby starts the week-beginning 14 September
Beginners’ Wheel-Throwing (6 weeks)
Wednesdays (6.30-9pm) commencing 16 September
Book your space!
**ALL 6-WEEK COURSES INCLUDE A STUDIO MEMBERSHIP - COME IN AND PRACTISE OUTSIDE OF YOUR WEEKLY CLASS**
19/08/2026
Autumn is approaching… and at The Depot we’re gearing up for our next session of courses starting the week-beginning 14 September:
Beginners’ Wheel-Throwing (6 weeks)
Tuesdays (10am to 12.30pm) commencing 15 September
OR
Tuesdays (6.30-9pm) commencing 15 September
Grab your spot!
**ALL 6-WEEK COURSES INCLUDE A STUDIO MEMBERSHIP - COME IN AND PRACTISE OUTSIDE OF YOUR WEEKLY CLASS**
18/08/2026
Coffee and cake, anyone?
17/08/2026
I do hope this little lot won’t fight in the kiln… hot temperatures can make us all a bit grouchy 😂
Owl looks distinctly unimpressed at the prospect of having to share his kiln space with the other 3!
16/08/2026
Stunning colours on these creations
15/08/2026
Busy busy busy…. a snapshot of the work in progress at our Castle Ashby studio
Clockwise L-R: Pots awaiting their first firing (called a ‘bisque’ or ‘biscuit’ firing), pots that have been bisque-fired and are awaiting glazing by members, and finally the finished articles awaiting collection by their owners 🙂
14/08/2026
Lovely examples of creations at our Castle Ashby studio using 3 of the specialist clays available to our members: Scandi (grey), Ember (terracotta) and white Porcelain ❤️
13/08/2026
Great work, everyone, on our Coil Pot workshop at the Depot studio last week 👏
Your pots are drying nicely and should be going in for their first firing shortly…
12/08/2026
Beautiful glaze combination on these beakers…
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