News & For Sale
Cromartie Kiln & IPCO Controller £600 ono
Model SPA 9 KW 3-1 & N Phase Voltage 415/240 1976 Interior measurements 50 cm High 38 cm wide 40 cm depth Exterior measurements 153 cm High 65 cm wide 90 cm depth Very clean as mainly used for bisque firing as I was a smoke fired Potter Also included: IPCO Controller Studio 3000 8 Shelves various kiln furniture Collection from…
Wanted: Potters to Produce Plant Pots (Storm Flowers London)
Storm Flowers London, an SME florist, are looking for makers of ceramic pots (succulent size 7cm diameter and larger sizes) for their gardening site www.stormflowersgarden.com to place some orders as soon as possible. If you might be able to make these please email Lucy florist@stormflowerslondon.com
For Sale: Scales
OHAUS triple balance scales with weights, and pack of brass weights. Condition Good, barely used Purchased around 2005 75.00 ONO Collection only Okehampton. Contact me through my email janie.ramsay@hotmail.co.uk
Alternative Firing Workshops 2026 (Abi Higgins)
Techniques Covered: Raku Naked Raku Saggar Firing Barrel Firing Copper Wash / Matte Horsehair Saggar-Fired Pods (New) Book Direct: alisonwestceramics@me.com
Wood Firing Workshops in Mid Wales
Dates for 2026: June 12 – 14 (2 places remaining) August 27 – 29 (2 places remaining) October 23 – 26 Please get in touch if you are interested or have any other questions. Jean Sampson jean.m.sampson@gmail.com Instagram – jean.sampson.928 Using the Girel 3E (Ergonomic, ecological and economic) kiln The Girel 3E kiln at Mid Wales Arts was built by…
For Sale: Kiln
Second hand good internal and external condition Rodhe TE130 MCC+ /sp 32A kiln. Inside dimensions 60cm wide, 45cm high. 4 full round kiln shelves, 2 half round kiln shelves plus kiln stilts. Including a Stafford Instruments temperature controller ST 215. Hereford HR2 collection. Asking price £3000. Sarahbell69@hotmail.com
KILN TOPSHAM TO OPEN ITS DOORS THIS MAY
A new pottery studio, deli and coffee shop rooted in craft, food and community A new independent venture is set to open in Topsham this spring, bringing together handmade pottery, seasonal food, and a relaxed coffee shop experience under one roof. Kiln Topsham, founded by Ryan and Kate, will officially open on Friday 1st May 2026, offering a unique space…
Pottery studio to let – Buckfastleigh
Located 5 minutes from the A38 and buses from Plymouth, Exeter, Newton Abbot and Totnes. The size is approximately 4m x 2m The workshop has a sink and water as well as electricity and light and lots of shelving and cupboard space. Windows along one side and south facing opening out to a garden Rent is negotiable depending on circumstances…
For Sale: (Still Available) Bargain Job Lot of Raw Materials & Glaze Materials £50
Unfortunately, due to long-term ill health, I’m selling off all of my pottery materials. Ideally suited to someone who teaches/uses earthenware, grab yourself a bargain, £50 the lot. This offer includes bags of the following ranging from 1 kg to 5 kg: Dispersion, Bentonite, Soda Ash, Potash Spar, Cornish Stone, Lead Bisilicate, Whiting, T-Frit, Talc, Flint, Hyplas Ball Clay, China Clay, Soda…
Call for Skilled Potters in South Devon
Hello, my name is Charlotte, and I am the community development lead for the South team of Together. I am reaching out to look for any potters in the South Devon area who may be willing to donate some of their time to our Flourish in Nature Program here at Together Drug and Alcohol Service. We are a registered charity…
Social Firing days. 16th & 17th July. Tarka Pottery. Little Torrington
We had two excellent days at our annual Social Firing in the lovely studio and grounds of Tarka Pottery. 34 members in total [17 on each day] took part in a wide variety of smoky pottery activities supported by a great team of voluntary helpers. As ever with WPA events like this everyone joined in with enthusiasm and we all…
Ceramics: A Green Approach by Kevin Millward
From extracting clay to exporting your work, this is a practical guide to producing unique ceramic pieces with minimal environmental impact. Being a green potter is not an easy feat. Historically, a lot more attention is given to the finished pieces coming out of the kiln rather than to the damages made throughout the designing and making processes. In this…
Presentation and demonstration by Russell Martin. Sunday 18th May 2025 Puriton Village Hall
Russell and his wife Suzi brought a number of his stunningly decorated pots with them. He gave us a very detailed and well presented demonstration of how he makes the forms. He then showed us how he decorates them with his delightful scenes reflecting Cornish folk traditions and legends often involving mermaids or sailors. He does this by applying black…
Social Firing days. 15th & 16th September
We held our annual social firing days in the lovely surroundings of Tarka Pottery at Little Torrington. We had two very successful and highly enjoyable days with 15 members on each day aided and abetted by ten helpers. After glazing our biscuit fired pots, we fired them in three raku kilns and also ran a barrel firing. This meant that…
Laurel Keeley workshop
We are absolutely delighted that Laurel has run a workshop for us in the lovely surroundings of Coombe Farm Studios in late October. What an enjoyable day was had by all, there will be a full write up in the magazine soon, but here are a few images from the day.
WPA anagama firing of the Kigbeare Community Kiln
This summer saw the inaugural WPA firing of the Kigbeare Community Kiln. Over 1200 pots from 49 members were loaded into the kiln and fired over 5 days by a firing team of over 30 guided by a small core team with experience of such firings. It proved to be not only to be a good firing with some beautiful…
Invitation to join – The Good Blue News Art Project
As an artist and volunteer for UK’s first (and only!) National Marine Park, Plymouth Sound I am inspired by efforts to restore and renew the ocean and recently started The Good Blue News Art Project as a response to this, especially as stories of ‘good ocean news’ often drown in the daily sea of bad news. Art is a unique…
Studio visit in May to Michael Taylor. Lone Ash Pottery, Ashwater.
Fifteen members visited Michael’s studio on 16th May and enjoyed an inspiring day in the lovely setting of their house and studio deep in Devon countryside near Ashwater. Michael started by telling us about his pottery education and influences and about how he and Yvonne have developed a successful pottery business making and selling his popular and most attractive domestic…
Online Demo by Paul Smith. Saturday 13th April
Paul makes most imaginative and humorous sculptural work. The images he makes are dream-like and contemplative and play with the conventions of fairytales and fables, often turning stories on their heads and twisting them. Goldilocks has made peace with the bears and Red Riding Hood has grown up to be a confident femme fatale who entrances the Wolf. His style is…