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Calling all engineers


Engineers make the best potters – FACT! If our workshop participants reveal their occupation as having anything to do with engineering or problem solving then it’s a foregone conclusion they will be amazing on the potter’s wheel. We welcome engineers with open arms and have never been proved wrong.

On this occasion we are reaching out to the engineering fraternity for a slightly different reason other than inviting them to come play with clay.

We have x5 standing and compact ‘kick’ wheels, all the same model, made by the same manufacturer. Two of the wheel s (later editions) have design modifications and are easy to work on. The other three are slightly older and need a little bit of TLC to bring them up to speck.

So, we were wondering if there was anybody out there who would be willing to take a look at them or have a tinker in their spare time?  Or, if you know of anybody that might be able to help us? Give us a call on 01531 633886. Or email admin@eastnorpottery.co.uk

Photo competition success

long painted nails on the potter's wheel at Expo 2017 photo competition runner up by Jon williemsPhotographic documentation is a key part of our practice here at Eastnor Pottery, particularly the Early Years and educational work we undertake.

Often a project will have a professional photographer assigned to record the clay creativity. Jon the potter has had the good fortune to work with some of the best photographers in the West Midlands and as a result has been influenced by their technique and approach.

The accumulated knowledge and experience paid off recently when Jon was compelled to enter one of his images in a competition organised by Hereford & Worcester Chamber of commerce. ‘Nail Art’ (above) won 2nd prize!

The brief was a simple one – submit in an image taken in the past 12 months at a Chamber event. ‘Nail Art’ was snapped by Jon at the Business Expo 2017 on the Eastnor Pottery & The Flying Potter stand where Jon and Ethan were encouraging delegates to try the potter’s wheel.