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When a Pottery Hero Came to Visit

Life at Cheshire Clay Studios has brought us many wonderful moments over the years, but some deserve a special place in the memory bank. June 14th 2026 was undoubtedly one of them, as we welcomed Keith Brymer Jones and his partner, Marj Hogarth, to our studios for the...

It started with a Wonky Pot

Four years ago, Trish Rose had no idea that clay would become such a meaningful part of her life. Like many people reaching a new chapter, Trish decided—at the age of 70—that it was time to try something different. Pottery caught her eye, and with no real expectations...

Why Studio Membership?

There comes a moment for many potters when a class just isn’t quite enough anymore. You’ve learnt the basics. You’ve found the joy of clay. You’ve experienced that quiet focus, that lovely muddy satisfaction, that tiny spark of pride when something comes out of the...

How fantastic was that?

We knew September 2025 would be a busy month for the Cheshire Clay Studios and we were not wrong. After expanding our space to accommodate more members we sent out an email to our wait list fully expecting one or two to be able to take up the studio membership scheme....

Summertime and the living is ……easy?!

We close Cheshire Clay Studios for two weeks at the beginning of August. We go mad, indulge ourselves and see our families on holiday for one of those two weeks (lovely time, thank you). However, the second week of ‘holiday’ is spent frantically refreshing one of the...

But I’m not Creative!

There’s no point in arguing with the hundreds of people who laugh nervously and shy away from our doors saying – “Oooh, I’m not artistic”, “I don’t have a creative bone in my body” or “I was always useless at art in school”. No, we can’t argue with them, as that is...

There’s no smoke without fire – and there was lots of both on our Raku day!

We were lucky enough to have Andy Mason come to deliver a Raku workshop for us in early March. We spruced up our outside firing area with a lovely ‘Murial’ (if you are old enough and a Corrie fan you’ll get this reference!) which our technician Alex designed and...

Wishes for 2025

As most of us wish, we would like 2025 to be the year where there is an end to conflict both at home and abroad, and for people to feel safe wherever they live. However, these sentiments are outside of our gift, so we must concentrate on what is possible for a...