Bowl
Speckled Breakfast Bowl
£28
Studio piece
Clay & Kiln
· Bristol
Ceramic Studio · Bristol · Est. 2017
Wheels. Slabs. Glazes. Sundays best.
A working ceramic studio in the heart of Bristol — three in-house potters, four kilns, fired every week. Come and learn on the wheel, take home a piece you made yourself, or buy something we threw last Tuesday.
2017
Studio est.
4
Kilns, fired weekly
3
Resident potters
This week
New ash-glazed tea bowls out of the kiln — eight in the shop now.Wheel Throwing
Hand-building & Slabs
Glazing & Firing
Open-Studio Membership
Bespoke Commissions
01 — The Shop
Made here, fired here, on our shelves.
Bowls, mugs and vases thrown in our Bristol studio — small runs and one-offs, never mass-produced. Buy what’s on the shelf today, or commission something to your own brief.
Restocked weekly
Mug
Tall Stoneware Mug
£22
Hand-thrown
Vase
Ribbed Bud Vase
£34
Limited run
Bowl
Wide Salad Bowl
£48
Studio piece
Cup
Espresso Cup, Set of 2
£36
Hand-thrown
Vase
Stem Vase, Oxide Glaze
£42
Limited run
Bowl
Soup Bowl, Slipware
£32
Studio piece
Bowl
Tea Bowl, Ash Glaze
£38
One of a kind
02 — Learn at the Wheel
Courses for complete beginners.
Small groups, proper time at the wheel, and your finished pieces fired, glazed and ready to take home. You don’t need to bring anything — we’ll lend you an apron and put the kettle on.
Mondays · 7 – 9pm
Six-Week Wheel Beginners
Six evenings on the wheel, from centring your first lump of clay to glazing a small collection of bowls and mugs you take home.
Next intake: 14 January
£245
Friday or Saturday · 6 – 8.30pm
Date-Night at the Wheel
Two and a half hours, two wheels, two glasses of something. A guided introduction to throwing, no experience needed.
Most weekends, book ahead
£85 per pair
Saturdays · 10am – 1pm
Slab & Hand-build Workshop
An off-the-wheel session — rolling slabs, pinching pots, building planters. Lovely for nervous beginners.
Once a month, see calendar
£70
03 — Studio Membership
A shelf of your own, seventy-five a month.
For people who’ve finished a course and don’t want to stop. Open studio access four sessions a week, your own shelf, your clay, and your firing — all in.
- —Open-studio access, four sessions a week
- —A shelf of your own and 5kg of clay each month
- —Glaze, firing and finishing included
- —10% off any course or additional clay
- —Monthly members-only critique evening
£75
per month, rolling, no contract
From a regular
“I came for a date-night class three years ago and never really left. The team are patient, the studio’s warm, and I now eat my breakfast out of a bowl I threw myself. Can’t recommend it enough.”
Hannah J. · Studio member since 2023
04 — Visit the Studio
Stokes Croft, Bristol.
We’re a five-minute walk from the bus station, behind an unmarked blue door. The shop is open Thursday to Sunday — come and have a poke around, ask about the courses, watch a kiln being unloaded if you’re lucky.
For a class or membership tour, give us a ring or drop by — there’s nearly always someone at a wheel.
Address
42 Jamaica Street
Stokes Croft
Bristol BS2 8JP
Stokes Croft
Bristol BS2 8JP
Shop Hours
Thu – Fri11 – 6
Saturday10 – 6
Sunday11 – 4
Mon – WedStudio only
Call the Studio
0117 405 1100
Email
hello@clayandkiln.example
05 — Commissions
Got something in mind?
We take on a handful of bespoke commissions each month — wedding sets, restaurant tableware, a single oversized vase for an alcove. Tell us what you’re after and we’ll send back a sketch and a price.
Start a Commission →