Learn more pottery in a week than you ever thought possible

 
This site deals mostly with the teaching side of our endeavours and with the production of our pots

I established the pottery in Queen Camel, Somerset, in 1977, with the aim firstly of making beautiful and useful pots of all kinds and sizes and secondly to continue with the international summer school I had started in Devon. In partnership with Jennie and with the help of many assistants, this quickly became a reality.

From the ground up!
We dig our own clay; our glazes are made from local materials, and we wood-fire our finished stoneware pottery. We are devoted to making good, useable pots, delighting in the timeless skill of working in clay and promoting the fulfilling life of creating with hand, eye and the earth's materials.

Summer School
Join us for an intensive and enjoyable pottery course in this beautiful corner of the world.
Each week is a complete making cycle, culminating in a wood firing or, sometimes, two. Alternatively, participate in a weekend pottery workshop, or if you are local to Somerset become one of Jennie's pottery students.

For 2010 the pottery will be open to students on dates during July and August for the week long pottery courses.

Weekend Workshops
There are a number of weekend pottery workshops held here through out the year.

Course dates
Click on the "Events" link to view information regarding 2009/2010 weeks, weekend pottery courses, visiting potters etc.

Surroundings
Somerset is a beautiful and varied county, from seashore, through the levels, to the Mendips and Exmoor with stone built villages, castles and open country. Students stay in private homes and farmhouses in or near our delightful village of Queen Camel, supposed site of King Arthur's last battle.

Contact us
For more details and availability of places; Contact us: online form or phone:+44 (0)1935 850 753

Latest News 19/06/10

The summer courses are fully booked but I will keep a list of interested students, just in case there are any cancellations, so do email me if you would like to join the list.

A little bit of Douglas on youtube.


Watch this interesting visual poem of a wood fired potter in Tasmania


Douglas throwing

Snow garden Febuary 2009

Kiln well alight