If you like my pottery, tell EVERYONE…
if you don’t, tell ME.
If you like my pottery, tell EVERYONE…
if you don’t, tell ME.
I make all the pottery from my home studio
situated at the back of my house which overlooks my beautiful garden, fields
and trees. The studio is also used for workshops which I
run most days. It is very well stocked
with equipment, glazes, tools, along with vintage tea towels! I can offer an
array of hand-building workshops/classes to suit. This includes, a six-week course, taster
sessions as well as a pay as you go workshop which offers flexibility.
If you
are interested in one of my workshops, please contact me through the link at
the bottom. I am quite happy for you to come for a chat and show you around.
I have always loved ceramics. My home is full of pottery. Firstly, lots of Spanish pottery, then onto
Portmeirion, Sophie Allport and Emma Bridgewater.
On my school holidays staying in Yorkshire with my
grandparents one of my fondest memories was Saturday night… salmon sandwiches,
crusts cut off and cut into triangles and, of course, the best China! I thought
we were SO posh. We weren’t at all! The salmon was tinned, mixed with
breadcrumbs and vinegar to make it go further but I loved it.
Initially, I was going to call my business after my
grandmother. I have such fond memories
of her and staying with her in my school holidays from boarding school. They
lived at the edge of a railway. Oh yes,
we were the railway children! The house was amazing. Amazing but cold! No
heating or upstairs loo. But again, I
loved it. Enid Blyton book under the bed
which I still have. We picked fruit and
vegetables from the garden for dinner, made jam. It was simple, perfect
actually. Not an iPhone/tablet or computer in sight and only 3 channels on the
TV with no remote control!
As I have already said, she came to pick me up from school
for exeat weekends and half terms. My
grandfather would sit on the bonnet of the car and wait for me. Not my grandmother, she loved the celebrity
status of the lady in her best clothes, shoes, hat and white gloves. Everyone
thought she was so sweet. She was my
Queen Mother!
So, not Alice Bell Ceramics but Oakslade Ceramics. Oakslade is the name of our home and that is
where I make all my ceramics in my home studio, so it seemed more fitting.
It’s a very inspiring location. It is very quiet
and still. It’s quite often referred to
as therapy.
The former studio is now the workshop which houses
benches and shelves which are full of my potter’s work. In the workshop, I have a selection of clays,
slip moulds, 2 kilns, slab roller and a wheel. My fellow companions in the workshop are
Bertie (Bert) my trusty wheel. He’s an old man and I love him. Ernie (Ern) the other old man in my workshop
has now been replaced by Barbara. Barbara is a Rohde 60 Ecotop. he joined us in September 2023. Later to be
joined by Margo, (the same make and model) in June 2025.
I would strongly discourage using naked flame near my ceramics. For tealights, etc. please use LED lights.
Avoid extreme temperatures, i.e. prolonged use in the microwave and dishwasher, to extend the life of your ceramics.
Prolonged use in the microwave and dishwasher. This will, therefore, limit any crazing which are hairline cracks on the surface of the pottery. It is likely to craze over time, it all depends how you treat it.
I am a potter working from my home studio. Please be mindful that my pottery is handmade and unique in the fact that it is a one off piece and not mass produced in a factory. Obviously, pottery is a natural product and as I have already said, it is a one off piece and hand painted to order. The finished product may slightly vary from those shown on the website.
If you are unhappy with your piece, please let me know immediately via the Contact Us form at the bottom of this page.
2 Park Walk
Easton on the Hill
Stamford
PE9 3LW
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