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HERE'S WHAT OUR SPACES CAN OFFER YOU!

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OUR FACILITIES
the clay garden Hammersmith studio pottery

HAMMERSMITH

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In a grove of artists and fitness studios, our Hammersmith space is set within a spacious railway arch with a full frontage of windows for lovely natural light, and a stone's throw away from fantastic transport links, local coffee shops, lunch break spots, the river and beautiful parks. The 1,090 sqft space has been designed to give full use of the best natural light to potters-wheel users, as well as having plenty of working tables stretching the length of the studio, containing clays, molds, and glazes. A separate room is reserved for clay recycling, kilns and works which are ready to be fired. There are WC facilities on the premises & WiFi available, as well as a lovely member of staff if you need a hand!

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Tools and Equipment

 

• 12 wheels

•  2 large kilns + extraction system

•  15 glazes kept in-house and available for use to members and class

•  Extruder with various dies for extruding clay

•  Slab roller

•  2 large sinks with clay trap systems

•  Press and hump molds

•  Glaze making dry ingredients & oxides at wholesale £, plaster + sieves, brushes, buckets, weighing scales

•  Selection of clays at wholesale £

•  Throwing batts

•  Clay recycling plaster batts

•  Tools: throwing, turning, hand-building, sculpting, cleaning, rolling pins and fabrics, paint brushes, sponges, bowls

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Storage

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•  Ample communal shelving for work-in-the-making

•  Shelving for greenware and glazed bisqueware waiting to be fired

•  Short-term shelving for pots recently unloaded from glaze firings

•  Members shelves (circ. 90 x 45 x 45cm)

•  Members clay storage (size of space, approx. 2 bags of clay)

•  Separate storage for members and class clays

TWICKENHAM

​Our second studio, The Clay Garden by the River, opened in August 2023. It is a bright and spacious creative space designed for pottery lovers of all levels. Just a short walk away from picturesque riversides and parks, in a town steeped in artistic history, The Clay Garden by the River is our larger studio featuring a dedicated members area for relaxed making. Like Hammersmith, there are WC facilities on the premises & WiFi available, as well as a lovely member of staff if you need a hand!

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Tools and Equipment

 

  • 20 wheels

  • 2 large kilns + extraction system

  • A range of glazes made and kept in-house, available for use to members and class

  • Extruders, wall and handheld, with various dies for extruding clay

  • Slab roller

  • 2 large sinks with clay trap systems

  • Press and hump molds

  • Glaze making dry ingredients & oxides at wholesale £

  • A glaze room with a spray booth

  • A plaster area to make molds and batts

  • Six different clay bodies at wholesale £

  • Multiple work in progress areas for storing work

  • Throwing batts

  • Clay recycling plaster batts

  • A large range of tools: throwing, turning, hand-building, sculpting, cleaning, rolling pins and fabrics, paint brushes, sponges, bowls, sieves, brushes, buckets, scales, stamps

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Storage

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  • Ample communal shelving for work-in-the-making

  • Shelving for greenware and glazed bisqueware waiting to be fired

  • Short-term shelving for pots recently unloaded from glaze firings

  • A shelving area for large-scale greenware and glaze bisqueware waiting to be fired

  • A shelving area for Lustre works waiting to be fired

  • A dedicated members room with members shelves 

  •  Members clay storage (size of space, approx. 3 bags of clay)

  •  Separate storage for members and class clays

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