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20/10/2026

A good audiobook and an afternoon painting these spotty breakfast bowls was just what I needed 🤎

I’ve been listening to Ghost Month by Simon Wroe (which was brilliant by the way). Would definitely recommend it if you fancy a bit of a haunting story, especially with Halloween just around the corner. 👻

Has anyone else read it?

What do you listen to when you’re making? Music, audiobooks, or do you just love a bit of peace and quiet?

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Where’s the most unusual place you’ve been to a pottery fair?? 🎡🏺 A Cattle Market has to be up there surely?• ☀️ ...
18/10/2026

Where’s the most unusual place you’ve been to a pottery fair?? 🎡🏺 A Cattle Market has to be up there surely?

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☀️ This summer, I met Matt Cox, who runs Potfest, one of the UK’s biggest pottery events.

We chatted about how they transform a working cattle market into a pottery fair just for the weekend.

What I particularly liked was hearing how Potfest in the Pens makes exhibiting more accessible to potters who are just starting to sell their work. Each cattle pen becomes a pottery stand, and with some spaces allocated through a ballot system, it gives potters at different stages of their journey the opportunity to get their work out there!

🍂 Are you selling your pottery at a fair this Autumn?

Give yourself a little shout-out in the comments and tell us where we can find you and your pots! Feel free to share a photo of your work too. We’d love to see it!

And if you fancy visiting Potfest in the Pens, there are two events coming up in October..

📍Penrith 23-25 Oct
📍Melton Mowbray 30 Oct - 1st Nov

29/09/2026

Would you cut your pottery kiln plugs in half? 🤔 Are you one of the lucky people with a kiln that closes its vents automatically? Is it as dreamy as I imagine it to be? 💭 😍

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27/09/2026

Reasons to be happy 😃 🎉 So happy to see pottery so high on the list! Why do you think pottery is becoming more popular??

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If you’ve got one of our Batt Systens and are wondering how to go about No-Wire Pot Removal, then this week’s blog is fo...
22/09/2026

If you’ve got one of our Batt Systens and are wondering how to go about No-Wire Pot Removal, then this week’s blog is for you.

I’m chatting with Amanda Amanda - CeramicsJourney about her experience of trying it for the first time. You’ll find the link in our Linktree 🔗 If you fancy a read ☕️

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Amanda talks honestly about what worked, what nearly caught her out, and the importance of patience. She tested it out with pots of different sizes and shapes. And to her surprise… every piece survived the process!

✨ This is one great tip Amanda shared with me. It’s a helpful way of telling when your pots are ready to lift off the tile.

As with most things pottery, one technique doesn’t suit every pot. Amanda shared when she’d still choose to wire a piece off, and why that can sometimes be the better option.

If you fancy reading my interview with Amanda, you’ll find it on our Community Blog via the link in our Linktree 🔗

20/09/2026

We’ve made this set of three moon-shaped pottery forms, and I’m looking for a potter to test them out for us🌙

We’re giving this set away to one UK potter. Ideally, we’re looking for someone who has a little experience making pottery with drape forms.

All we ask in return is that you use them to make some dishes, and then provide us with some honest feedback. What worked, what didn’t, were they easy to use, and do you have any tips for other potters?

If you happen to take a few photos while you’re using them, that would be amazing too 📸

To enter 👇
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• Comment below ~ tell me how you think you’d glaze them ✨

Entries close Sunday 27th September at 8pm UK time.
One tester will be selected from eligible entries and contacted by only. UK entries only. No purchase necessary.

This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed or associated with Instagram.

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