Rustic room with wooden furniture and cozy decor.

Get crafty with us in our pottery studio as we explore hand building techniques and the exciting process of Raku firing!

Pottery Classes and Workshops

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Rustic workshop with wooden furniture and tools scattered around.

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Welcome

Welcome to our quirky, purpose-built pottery studio at Pallet Earth, where I teach a variety of hand building techniques. Join us for a taster session, and unlock your inner artist while enjoying a relaxed and informal environment. Experience the creativity of pottery and even explore Raku firing techniques during your visit. Call or message me on my Facebook page to book your session, as there is no booking available on the website.

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Welcome

MA Ceramic Artist

From the National Glass Centre

I will be teaching pottery classes in my pottery studio, focusing on hand building techniques and outdoor firing methods such as Raku firing and sagger in the courtyard. I also collaborate with community groups, including those in recovery. Children are welcome.

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Cozy rustic cafe with wooden tables, chairs, and a brick fireplace.

Two women smiling in a pottery studio, one shaping clay on a wheel.

Rustic entrance decorated with greenery and wooden planters outside a building.

A tattooed woman happily shaping clay on a pottery wheel in a studio.

Three handmade ceramic pottery pieces on a wooden board with a blue table background.

Outdoor area with two open fire pits and a wooden shelter in sunlight.

Handbuilding Pottery Classes

All dates and times considered. For group bookings at our pottery studio, just give me a call and I will be happy to help meet your requirements. We also offer hand building techniques and have a pottery wheel available for a go at throwing a pot, along with options for Raku firing.

No upcoming events.

Classes are running weekly in the studio.

Two women crafting pottery in a cozy, rustic workshop filled with tools and clay.

Pottery classes are running weekly

Three women working on pottery in a cozy workshop with wooden beams and rustic decor.

Hand building pottery classes

Pottery classes are running weekly

For relaxed pottery lessons focusing on hand building techniques, please contact me to book your spot. Join me at the pottery studio and explore your inner artist, including the exciting process of Raku firing.

Raku firing takes place in the courtyard where the fired work is glazed then fired in a raku kiln th

Raku firing in courtyard

The work is glazed and raku fired in the courtyard, utilizing hand building techniques in our pottery studio, a method from Japan associated with the tea ceremony.

Two girls engaged in pottery making in a rustic workshop.

Children Welcome

Raku firing in courtyard

Bring the kids along to our pottery studio, where they can explore hand building techniques and create anything they like out of clay, even try their hand at Raku firing.

Project Gallery

OUT OF THE ASHES

RAKU JAPANESE PLATE

DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND WEEP

Abstract black clay sculptures on a wooden stand with a plain background.

THREE WOMEN

THE PRAYER

Two large wooden sculptures of faces with expressive features in a cozy indoor setting.

Close-up of a cracked, glazed ceramic piece on a blue surface.

Events

Join us for pottery classes where you can explore hand building techniques and experience Raku firing in our pottery studio located in the courtyard.

WEDNESDAY

1pm

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4pm

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WEDNESDAY

ADULT POTTERY CLASS

1pm

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4pm

ALL DAYS

POTTERY CLASSES

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4pm

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ALL DAYS

POTTERY CLASSES

Family pottery sessions in school holidays or weekends 1pm-4pm. Come along as a family adults £40 children under 13yrs £25 Return to pi...

Event Details

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4pm

Saturday

OPEN FOR BOOKINGS

1pm

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4pm

Saturday

OPEN FOR BOOKINGS

1pm

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4pm

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Contact Vicky by message or call to book on FB

POTTERY CLASSES

Do you have a question about my pottery studio, my products, or the hand building techniques I use? Feel free to send me a message or give me a call, and I'll get back to you soon! Please note that no booking is available on the website for Raku firing.

Victoria Healer Art

Pallet Earth, West Line Ind Est, Birtley, Chester Le Street, England DH2 1AU, United Kingdom

vickyhealerart@gmail.com 07952690193

Open today

12:00 – 17:00

About Us

Raku

Horse Hair Firing

Tall ceramic vase with black and white marbled design and textured top.

Horse Hair Firing

Discover the fascinating world of our pottery studio, where we specialize in hand building techniques that bring your creative visions to life. Additionally, we offer Raku firing, a unique process that adds dynamic finishes to your pottery creations.

Sagger firing

Horse Hair Firing

Sagger firing

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