A new teaching & members
pottery studio
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07717 840 676
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Stone's Throw Pottery, 5 Globe Court, Stone, ST15 8JG
The Studio - A Stone's throw from the Potteries.
Offering Throwing Taster classes and Beginners Courses in both Throwing and Hand building. Membership and drop-in sessions are available to those who want to develop their skills and work on their own projects.
There are 6 wheels, a large hand building table a slab roller, and a glazing room with 9 studio glazes to choose from. There are 2 sink areas, a kiln in which we fire Stoneware and a display area for those wanting to potentially buy Kaye’s work. The Studio is positioned in a beautiful building, situated just behind Stone High Street on Newcastle Street and has a private courtyard in which members and visitors are free to take time out and chat with fellow potters.
About Stone's Throw Pottery
Based in Stone Staffordshire, Stone’s Throw Pottery is a new teaching & members pottery studio founded by Kaye Lavender. Having made the decision to return to her home town after almost 3 decades in South East London, working for a leading animation studio, Kaye wanted to enable a life whereby she could spend her time creating with clay; her passion outside of work.
During her last few years in London, Kaye was a member and part-time technician for Urban Potters in Camberwell. During this time, under the guidance of UP’s founder, Adrian Gonzalez, Kaye learned the skills necessary to set up her own pottery studio. Having discovered an old Coopers building just behind Stone High Street, she then spent 6 months transforming the space and kitting it out with professional-grade equipment, resulting in a vibrant, creative pottery hub.
The studio is a welcoming space in which people can learn, socialise and develop their pottery skills. People at all skill levels are welcome and Kaye hopes to introduce clay to beginners; both in throwing on the wheel or in hand building. Whether you are joining a throwing taster session or signing up for a course, the studio offers a friendly, bright space in which to learn and discover the wonderful creative possibilities clay offers.
In addition to regular classes and courses, specialist workshop events will take place throughout the year. The first of which was over this summer, taken by local Potter and Ceramicist Mark Dally, running a slip trailer master class.
Stone’s Throw Pottery is open most days to members where Kaye can be found developing her own work. Please feel free to contact Kaye if you would like to view the Studio or would like to buy some of her pots.
Pottery Classes
Pottery one off classes and weekly courses are scheduled during the day, evenings and weekends.
Both throwing and hand building lessons are available. Classes are limited to 6 people per session are suitable for beginners and offer an enthusiastic, fun experience.
Throwing Taster Sessions
£50/person. 6 places. 3 hour class whereby you learn the basics of throwing and get to keep up to 3 pots.These will be glazed with one of the studio glazes of your choosing and collected at a later date.
Throwing Course
6 places. 3 hour class at the same time every week. Learn how to make mugs, pull handles, make bowls, jars and other forms. You will learn how to refine your pots by trimming and finally you will glaze your bisque fired work.
Hand building Course
5 places Covering; coil pots, pinch pots, slab building, handles, decoration and glazing.
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