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WPA Website Officer Vacancy
We are seeking a volunteer member to become our new Website Officer. The WPA website officer has the following primary responsibilities: To be the focal point for our website content and management To organise and manage the work of the website team To be the designated contact with Matrix (the website hosts and developers) To provide a report to each…
Kiln Wanted for Good Cause
Ideally 60 – 80 litres capacity and in good condition, preferably not too far from Looe/Plymouth. The good causes: Initially to fire several hundred ceramic fish made by pupils at schools in and around Looe, for a mural celebrating the town’s maritime heritage. https://www.creativelooe.org/portfolio-collections/united-by-sea Once we’ve completed this project the kiln would be used by Looe Shedders CIO, a charity…
BRISTOL CLAY
An exhibition showcasing the possibilities of clay from a collection of artists and makers in Bristol Venue: Centrespace Gallery, 6 Leonards Lane, Bristol BS1 1EA Dates: Saturday 6th – Wednesday 17th December 2025 Preview: Friday 5th December 6.00-8.30pm Opening hours: Monday – Saturday 11:00-17:00. Sunday 11:00-16:00. Bristol Clay returns this December with its third group exhibition, bringing together twelve local ceramic artists and…
Charity event request from Penny Simpson
My assistant, Kate Hill Smith, and I are making bowls for a fundraising event for Gaza. We aim to make 50 and are hoping to get another 50 donated from other potters. So if you have any spare soup bowls which you are willing to donate, please contact Penny Simpson (07969 468985) in Moretonhampstead or Kate Hill Smith (07861 258217)…
Call for Skilled Potters in South Devon
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…
OIL DRUM FREE TO COLLECT
Ever wanted to do a barrel firing but not had the barrel? Well, here’s your chance to get an old oil drum free! It’s a bit rusty and has a small quantity (less than 5 litres) of water and possibly some old diluted heating oil at the bottom. It’s 580mm (23″) diameter and 900mm (35″) tall. You can collect it…
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…
Approaches to Clay: Demonstration with Ruthanne Tudball
Ridge Pottery is pleased to announce a day-long demonstration from renowned potter Ruthanne Tudball on the 3rd of August 2025. Making soda-glazed pots from her studio in Norfolk, Ruthanne is known for her unique and playful approach to clay. “ Manipulating soft clay and feeling the material respond to the merest touch is like setting out on an exciting journey for me….
Creative Breaks in Herefordshire
WPA member Pearl Taylor has given this information. This year, Creative Breaks is celebrating 25 years of reviving, supporting, and championing both traditional and contemporary crafts across Herefordshire and the surrounding counties. Courses and Crafting with Heart Our 13 members are a passionate and experienced bunch—deeply rooted in their crafts and always eager to pass on their skills. Personally, I host…
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…
Exhibition – Fish, Fur& Feathers – animal Designs in Studio Pottery, 31st May to 30th August 2025, Winchcombe
An exhibition called Fish, Fur& Feathers-animal Designs in Studio Pottery has just started, 31st May to 30th August 2025 at The Edgeler Collection, Queen Anne House, High Street, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, GL54 5LJ. Wednesday to Saturday, 10.30 am to 4.30 pm . Please refer to www.edgelercollection.com for details.
CORNWALL POTTERS COLLECTIVE – EXHIBITION – 21st to 27th June 2025
CORNWALL POTTERS COLLECTIVE THE CRYPT GALLERY STIVES CELEBRATING EIGHT CORNWALL-BASED CERAMICISTS, BRINGING TOGETHER CREATIVE TECHNIQUES AND DISCIPLINES IN ONE COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION NICKY STONE, SARAH SULLIVAN, JESS BERRIMAN, KRISSY BUSVIAH, GAIL COOPER, BELLA BARKER HALL, JANA GILFILLAN, CARA FITZMAURICE SAT 21ST – FRI 27TH JUNE 11 AM-6 PM THE CRYPT GALLERY CHURCH PLACE, ST IVES, TR26 INA
Kick-wheel tuition required
Hi I have just purchased a kick wheel and had signed up for 6 half day lessons at Leach Pottery which has been cancelled. I am very keen to learn and wondered if any of the other members could offer me some private lessons. I live near Plymouth but could travel within reason and I’d be happy with half day…
Opportunity – St. James’s Place & Sky Arts
My name is Ciara and I’m a casting producer at Raw Research Casting. We’re working on a lovely project – a new set of idents for St. James’s Place x Sky Arts. The series of idents will celebrate accomplished artists and makers alongside a mentor or supporter who played a meaningful role in their creative journey (both artist and their mentor…
Kiln for sale
New Unused Kiln (Pot Clay Kilns Ltd. Staffordshire). Model. S65. £2,900 or nearest offer. Please see photos for details. This model is currently advertised on the website for approx. £5k. Please contact me for a viewing glenys.eb@btinternet.com
Studio available to rent
Owing to personal circumstance changes I am moving out of my fully equipped pottery studio by end August 2025. I am looking for a potter to take on the lease around end August and minimum lease commitment would be 1 year. Here are the details: Studio size: around 3.5 x3.5m Studio location: Bransford WR6 5JB (Worcestershire) The studio is located…
Ceramics Academy – Cage fruit bowl workshop, South Moulton
Cage Fruit Bowl Workshop Ceramics Academy Saturday 26th April 9.30am-12pm £45 plus booking fee Ceramics Academy – Cage fruit poster for WPA
Ceramics Academy – Monday classes, South Moulton
This class is ideal for those who have a good working knowledge of the ceramic process and wish to broaden and increase both technical and design skills. Whilst working on your own projects, you will be encouraged and supported to experiment with different methods of making, decoration and glazing techniques, enabling individual creative potential. Throughout the term there will be…
Wanted – HF Porcelain Powder 1149-2
Has anyone got any HF Porcelain Powder 1149-2 that I could buy from them ? sallygardiner@yahoo.co.uk