Towpath Pottery

30/10/2024

Lovely trio of painted plates from studio member .... love that Denise is bring her painting practice into her ceramics!

30/10/2024

It's almost that time of year again!

30th November 2024....
Come, glaze and raku fire a hand thrown bottle at the winter floating fayre.

Glazing sessions 10am - 1pm and pots ready to collect at 3.30pm!

Please book online here :)

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/raku-pottery-at-the-floating-fayre-tickets-1067854564749?aff=oddtdtcreator

Will have a small collection of pots for sale as well on the Saturday and more for sale on the Sunday 1st December.

10/10/2024

Join ._stiles of for a 1-day beginners throwing workshop on Saturday 9th November 10.30am-4pm

Perfect for trying out the potters' wheel are trying the whole process from preparing your clay, throwing, turning, and slip decoration.

Jess is a wonderful teacher who has bags of enthusiasm and will have you centring in no time!

Small class dize of just 6 students means you'll have plenty of tuition and leave with some fabulous creations!

Book here: https://www.marshfarmpottery.co.uk/classes-tasters-workshops/p/throw-js09112024

08/01/2024

Join resident potter Jess Stiles for a mindful and fun 1-day beginners throwing workshop learning the potters' wheel with a delicious lunch included!

28/12/2023

Come through and have a good go on the wheel with me in Hilperton, just off the canal :)

Perfect for beginners and improvers alike, expert potter Jess will teach you everything you need to know to learn and progress on the wheel.

27/12/2023

For those last minute Christmas gift-buyers...

Pottery is the answer!

We have 6 week handbuilding course spaces starting 2nd Jan 6.30-9pm - https://www.marshfarmpottery.co.uk/classes-tasters-workshops/p/pottery-6-week-block-tuesday-evenings-630-9pm-jan-feb-2024

We have morning and afternoon Pottery wheel taster sessions on Saturdays - https://www.marshfarmpottery.co.uk/classes-tasters-workshops/taster-sessions

AND we have Pottery wheel courses available - https://www.marshfarmpottery.co.uk/classes-tasters-workshops/p/throwingfebmar2024eve and https://www.marshfarmpottery.co.uk/classes-tasters-workshops/p/throwingfebmarch2024

All make amazing gifts, lots of fun, social and an amazing way to relax ... we have expert tutors....I teach handbuilding and the amazing Towpath Pottery and Libby Ballard Ceramics teach Throwing on the wheel.

18/11/2023

Come on down to the Floating Fayre next weekend in Bradford on Avon to take part in some raku pottery sessions!

Saturday 25th - Paint glaze on a handmade vase
Sunday 26th - 4pm to watch the raku process of your pots where the pots are taken from the kiln at 950'c and dumped into bins of sawdust where the glazes react and the pots take on magic effects from the atmosphere.

To book ahead to go to - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/raku-pottery-at-the-floating-fayre-tickets-745982813677?aff=oddtdtcreator

10/06/2022

This weekend, come and find me at one of my favourite spots for pottery throwing and glazing sessions

08/06/2022

This weekend, at Dundas Aqueduct. Come along and glaze a pot you have previously made // glaze a pot I have made or learn to throw a pot on the Towpath Wheel.

Come and glaze between 10am and 1pm each day for your pots to be ready freah out the kiln at 5pm that day.

Glaze your own pot - £10 (and £5 for extra pots)
Glaze a pot I have made - £20
30 min throwing taster session - £15

Extra charges for bisque firing pots

Also come and collect any pots you have made (will have messaged you if they are ready)

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26/04/2022

This weekend in Bradford on Avon.

Come on through for more pottery throwing antics on the canalside pottery wheel, looks to be perfect weather for it.

Also drop in any time between 10am - 5pm Saturday 30th or 10am -3pm Sunday to come and glaze any pots you might have made. (The ones from the session in Bradford on Avon 2 weekends ago arent ready yet unfortunately)
Get in touch here to book