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The Leach Pottery Founded in 1920 by Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada Pottery, Museum, Shop and Gallery in St Ives, Cornwall, UK.

Established by Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada in 1920.

🍂Upcoming courses at the Leach Pottery✨Form & Function, 5 Day Throwing CourseA practice-based throwing course for beginn...
09/10/2026

🍂Upcoming courses at the Leach Pottery

✨Form & Function, 5 Day Throwing Course
A practice-based throwing course for beginners, as well as those with some throwing experience looking to improve their skills and techniques.
12–16 Oct: 1 space left
9–13 Nov: 2 spaces left
30 Nov–4 Dec: 1 space left
7–11 Dec: 1 space left

✨Leach Sessions: Rock Glazes with Matthew Blakely
Explore how rocks and natural materials can be used in pottery glazes. Matt will look at the different qualities of rocks, how to process them and how to test them for use in pottery.
9–13 Nov: 7 spaces left

✨Alongside the course, Matt will also give an afternoon talk about his journey with clay and his interest in combining geology and pottery.
Wednesday 11 November, 4.30–6pm: 7 spaces left

✨In Focus: Mugs, 3 Day Course
A chance to explore mug making through repetition, starting with the Leach Pottery Standard Ware mug. Look at proportion, balance and function while developing your own forms.
7–9 Dec: 4 spaces left

Find out more and book via our website.

✨The Leach Pottery is delighted to present Amy Wilson’s first solo show, marking her graduation from the Pottery’s three...
08/10/2026

✨The Leach Pottery is delighted to present Amy Wilson’s first solo show, marking her graduation from the Pottery’s three-year Apprenticeship.✨

Amy’s pots focus on use and enjoyment, grounded in thrown and slab-built forms comprising jars, bottles, teapots, mugs, plates, bowls and yunomis.

Her work spotlights lines, angles and generous curves, that are decorated with stamps, thick slips and brushwork. “These pots are a visual representation of what I’ve learned over the past three years. It has been an intensive experience - in a fun way. I’ve gained many new skills in a space where people are so dedicated and that’s really inspiring”.

You can view Amy’s work at her Preview on Friday 30 October 2026, 5–7pm, where all works will be available to purchase. The exhibition will then continue in the Shop from 31 October – 14 November 2026, and online from 11December 2026 – 22 January 2027. Follow Amy’s exhibition on our social media, and sign up to our newsletter for updates and news from the Leach Pottery.

07/10/2026

🫖A little behind the scenes of our tiny teapots 🫖

The Learning team are making the tiny spouts that will finish off your hand-built teapots!

In the session, you will build the basic shape of your teapot, then add your own handle, make a lid and finish it off with a tiny spout. Play around with the shapes and styles of your tiny teapots, get creative and see what you can make.

🔅St Ives Community Orchard
Monday 26 October, 1.30–3pm
12 spaces available

🔅Thursday 29 October, 11am–12.30pm
8 spaces available

Booking available via our website.

This week, we are offering 10% off all work by Popalini & JezandoPopalini & Jezando make wheel-thrown teaware and tablew...
05/10/2026

This week, we are offering 10% off all work by Popalini & Jezando

Popalini & Jezando make wheel-thrown teaware and tableware, with a real focus on texture and the effects of wood-firing. Their pots have rugged, rock-like surfaces, with each firing bringing something different to the work.

Both grew up on the Hartland Peninsula in North Devon, where they were mentored by Philip Leach. They later spent time in Japan, learning traditional making and wood-firing techniques in the studios of Setsurou Shibata and Peter Seabridge.

Wood-firing is now a big part of their practice. Their pots are fired for several days in a Train Kiln they built at their studio, or in the Anagama at Kigbeare. The ash and flame create marks and surfaces that are difficult to predict - from glassy patches where the ash settles, to soft pearlescent areas where the flame and atmosphere meet the pot. Their work brings together the traditions of North Devon, their experiences in Japan and the character of wood-firing.

Visit our website to enjoy 10% off all work: Monday 5 October until Monday 12 October.

https://shop.leachpottery.com/potter/popalini-jezando/

Join the Leach Pottery this October Half-Term for creative workshops for families to make with clay and find out about t...
24/09/2026

Join the Leach Pottery this October Half-Term for creative workshops for families to make with clay and find out about the stories of the Leach Pottery. For booking and full details please visit our website.

🫖Tiny Teapots 🫖
Using hand-building methods, pinch a teapot into shape, form the lid, handle and attach the tiny spout that we have thrown for you. The workshop is taught step-by-step and may well be completed within an hour, but we have allowed for 1.5 hours so participants can take time to refine the teapots as they wish.
These workshops are planned with children in mind but adults who are accompanying the child are welcome (and encouraged!)to create as well.
Monday 26 October, 1.30-3pm St Ives Community Orchard Tuesday 27 October, 11-12.30 & 1.30-3pm. Camborne Library Thursday 29 October, 11-12.30 St Ives Community Orchard Free, £10 for postal return of teapots

🤲Young Potter’s Throwing🤲
Find out how potters at Leach Pottery throw on a wheel. Watch how they use a potter’s wheel as they talk through the process step by step and then have a try yourself.
Thursday 29 October, 10 - 12pm & 1-3pm
Who for: 6-11 year olds.
Free to residents of TR26 and TR27 residents.
£8 for all other postcodes, (Pay on the day)

Full details and booking on our website.

Thank you to The National Lottery Heritage Fund for making these workshops possible.

Over the last few weeks Drym Day Centre for Adults with Learning Disabilities have been joining us for pottery workshops...
23/09/2026

Over the last few weeks Drym Day Centre for Adults with Learning Disabilities have been joining us for pottery workshops. Here you see a member of the Learning team and Leach Volunteer show the participants step by step how to throw! The studio was full of laughs and whops at the joy of the wet clay! We look forward to seeing what the group make over the coming weeks!

Thank you to the The National Lottery Heritage Fund for making this workshops possible.

This week, we are offering 10% off all work by Ellie Woods, one of the newest members of the Leach Pottery Production te...
21/09/2026

This week, we are offering 10% off all work by Ellie Woods, one of the newest members of the Leach Pottery Production team.

Ellie joined us as an apprentice in 2021 and completed her apprenticeship in 2024. Since then, she has continued to develop her own work, from exploring form, glaze and wood-firing. Her pots bring together the skills and traditions learnt at the Leach Pottery, her time working alongside John Mackenzie, and her three-month residency at Driving Creek Pottery, New Zealand.

Explore Ellie’s collection and enjoy 10% off this week, in-store and online.

Yesterday marked a very special occasion for our Featured Potter, Amy Wilson, as she completed her three-year apprentice...
18/09/2026

Yesterday marked a very special occasion for our Featured Potter, Amy Wilson, as she completed her three-year apprenticeship here at the Leach Pottery.

It has been lovely watching Amy grow as a potter over the last three years, and we are very proud of Amy and everything she's achieved - from learning the Leach Standard Ware range to developing her own work, which we are still offering at 10% off, both online and in our shop.

“It has been a real honour to see Amy’s progress from novice to professional potter over the last three years. I wish her all the best as she continues her artistic journey, carrying on the tradition of ‘Heart, Head, Hand’.” - Lead Potter, Roelof Uys

Amy will soon be sharing more of her work in an upcoming Graduation Exhibition, so keep your eyes peeled for more details!

In the meantime, why not pop into our Shop or head over to our website to get 10% off all of Amy's work. Offer ends Monday 21 September.

Congratulations, Amy!🥂

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Higher Stennack
Saint Ives
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Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
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