Home pottery studio setup

Building your dream home pottery studio setup Most potters begin their journey at a commercial studio. This is a great way to learn, meet like-minded people and dip their toes into the art without many start-up costs. However, lots of people are beginning to find joy in having a personal space in their home where they

Let's be clear, this is not a guide to the ideal pottery studio. This is, however, a guide to the very basics. The down and dirty, bare bones basics that will get your hands covered in mud and making. Carve Out a Space First, you need space. You really can't skip this part. However, you need less space than you might think. The minimum space needed would include: Just enough room to move around safely A work-space for hand building and/or room for a wheel A small shelving unit for tools and…

Sharing some top tips and advice about how I set up my own pottery studio as well as some behind-the-scenes photography of how to throw on a wheel.

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Busy pottery studio, wheel thrown mugs, ready to handle

When it comes to pottery, sometimes setting up your own studio is the way to go. It’s actually not too expensive, and you only need a few things to begin.

Lately I’ve been bemoaning my lack of studio space. (Not for the first time!) I know I’m lucky to have a dedicated area to work in, but recently I’ve been feeling like most of my time in the studio is taken up with careful ‘jigsaw puzzling’ of things around me. Back in February this year (when I got my new shimpo wheel) I took a photo of my pottery studio (blogged here). Looking back it seems very sparse and tidy! But during all this time it felt very ‘temporary’ too. Lack of table space is…