Discover The Ceramic Studio’s 2025 Guest Potter Workshops
The Ceramic Studio is thrilled to unveil its upcoming Guest Potter Workshops, set to take place from May through to November 2025. The lineup includes 24 renowned potters, each bringing their own unique flair and expertise to the table. These workshops are a fantastic opportunity to expand your knowledge, refine your techniques, and gain invaluable insights from some of the most distinguished ceramicists.
The Ceramic Studio is based on a beautiful orchard in Brenchley, Kent (UK). The Studios are light and airy with spacious, open-plan layouts.
With each Guest Potter Workshop, you will be treated to state-of-the-art materials and tools, along with indulgent refreshments and a delicious two-course lunch every day. The Ceramic Studio will welcome you on the first day with a sumptuous breakfast.
They require a 20% deposit to secure your place in one of these workshops. Prices and full details are available on the studio’s website.
If you’re joining from afar, fear not! Their team is happy to assist with recommendations for local accommodation and travel arrangements to and from our studio. So why wait? Embark on an unforgettable journey of creativity, learning, and inspiration with The Ceramic Studio’s Guest Potter Workshops.
The Ceramic Studio’s 2025 guest potter workshops:
- Justine Allison: Handbuilding with porcelain – May 6-8, 2025
- Elaine Sheppard Bolt: Decorative spoons – May 12, 2025
- Craig Underhill: Slab Building & Surface Mark Making – May 13-16, 2025
- Amanda Sue-Rope: Collage with clay – Combining thrown and hand-built elements – May 19-23, 2025
- Bert Jones: Rugged, regulated and refined – Exploring materiality through throwing, trimming, and slipping textured stoneware clays – May 27-30, 2025
- Lilly Maetzig: Handbuilt tableware – June 2-6, 2025
- Jo Davies: Throwing, building and kiln-firing techniques – June 9-13, 2025
- Midori Takaki: Animal wall masks – June 16-17, 2025
- Alice Mara: Handbuilding houses – Using slab building and decal techniques – June 18-19 & July 21-22, 2025
- Emily Myers: Throwing, faceting & carving – June 23-27, 2025
- Chris Keenan: Wheel thrown porcelain – June 30 – July 4, 2025
- Ali Tomlin: Decorating and mark making in porcelain – July 7-9, 2025
- Dee Barnes: Painting on clay – Handbuilt pottery & vibrant slip decoration – July 10-11, 2025
- Frances Savage: Slip decorated kitchenware – July 14-18, 2025
- Brian Dickenson: Improve your throwing masterclass (Full-time, Monday-Friday for four weeks) – September 1-26, 2025
- Jane Sheppard: From the ground up – Coiling with clay – October 1-3, 2025
- Katharina Klug: Throwing & altering porcelain forms – October 6-10, 2025
- Jeanne Bonnefoy-Mercuriali: Mishima decor – October 13-16, 2025
- Elaine Sheppard Bolt: Surface decoration and impressions in porcelain – One-day workshop – October 17, 2025
- James Ort: Ceramic Animals – October 24-25 and November 24-25, 2025
- Elena Gileva from Glost Glaze: An introduction to glaze – October 30, 2025
- Elena Gileva from Glost Glaze: An in-depth introduction to glaze making (three-day workshop) – October 31, November 7 and November 14, 2025
- Dylan Bowen: Dynamic slipware – November 3-6, 2025
- Paul Wearing: Handbuilding and surface texture – November 10-14, 2025
- Tom Knowles Jackson: Pots to enhance the ceremony of eating and drinking – November 17-21, 2025
