A studio practice in care, patience, and continuity In a working pottery studio, clay is never really finished. It moves through many states. Wet, leather hard, bone dry, slaked down, wedged again. Reclaiming clay is how we honour that cycle. How we honour that we are working with the earth. At Clay Hands, reclaiming is not an optional extra or a last resort. It is part of how the studio functions, how we reduce waste, and how we learn to work with material rather than rushing past it. We...

A piece from the heart , without any AI (which I have no problem with, it's been hugely helpful this year but I think there's something important about practicing fumbling through words sometimes too)... Shoh but what a year its been ! A wrap up post feels kind of impossible to capture all the creativity and laughter that has graced our studio in these last 12 months. Reflecting on the year a bit I am just in awe by how much we've grown as a little studio and really just want to thank each...

The Rondebosch Potters Market was a wonderful experience for us. Dawn arrived before most of us were ready for it and still we gathered at 5:30am with crates, tablecloths and a small current of nerves. Every potter knows this early hour. It is a kind of initiation. .. figuring out table positions, wind factors, careful pot positioning, last minute pricing and then suddenly the first feet roll in and the day springs off... Our students did wonderfully. They sold well, but more than that they...