Small-batch ceramics & art · Cheshire, UK

Playful pots & happy art, made by hand in Cheshire.

Pootle Pottery is a tiny one-person studio tucked inside an old brick barn. Everything is thrown, squished, painted and fired right here, one joyful little batch at a time.

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No two pieces the same.
Full of character, always.

A speckled cream stoneware vase with wiggly loop handles, hand-painted orange and cobalt polka dots and a crown of yellow clay bobbles, on a peach background

meet Dotty Doris ✿

Fresh out the kiln

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A lilac scalloped fruit bowl on four round bobble feet, painted with white wavy lines and blue dots, filled with lemons The Lemon Throne£68 Two tulip-shaped ceramic candlesticks with curvy stems, one pink and one yellow, holding tall candles Tulip Twins£54 Three checkerboard-painted lidded jars in mint, lilac and yellow with chunky mushroom-shaped lids Mushroom MatesSold A sky-blue bud vase shaped like a sleepy smiling character with pink cheeks, a yellow frilly collar and a daisy Sleepy Sid£42 Three hand-painted striped mugs in red, cobalt blue and orange-pink, each with a squiggly wave-shaped handle Squiggle Mugs£32 each

Lamps, paintings, oddities & more…

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Side A

Clay

Vases with wiggles, jars with mushroom hats, mugs that fit your hand just so. Functional stoneware that's far too cheerful to hide in a cupboard.

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Two marbled agateware tumblers with swirling stripes of pink, mustard, sage and navy clay

Side B

Paint

When the kiln's busy, the brushes come out. Bold gouache paintings and prints of pots, flowers and the rolling Cheshire countryside.

See the paintings
A bright gouache painting of polka-dot vases full of flowers, taped to a white brick wall
A sunny brick-barn pottery studio with shelves of colourful ceramics, a potter's wheel and windows onto green fields

The studio

A little brick barn, a lot of mess

Down a bumpy lane in the Cheshire countryside you'll find shelves groaning with pots, a kiln called Kevin and an awful lot of clay dust. It's where every Pootle piece begins.

(the kettle's always on!)

Meet the maker

How a Pootle pot happens

Squish, shape, paint, fire

Every piece passes through my hands at least a dozen times before it's ready for yours. Here's the short version.

  1. 1

    Squish

    Clay is wedged by hand to knock out air bubbles. It's basically a very messy workout.

  2. 2

    Shape

    Thrown on the wheel or built by hand, then given wiggly handles, bobbly feet and frilly bits.

  3. 3

    Paint

    Dots, stripes and checks are painted on freehand with underglaze. Wobbly lines are a feature.

  4. 4

    Fire

    Two trips through the kiln, the last at a toasty 1240°C, make it tough enough for everyday life.

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Where to find me next

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  • 21–22Nov

    Winter Open Studio

    Mulled apple juice, a seconds shelf and a kiln full of brand-new pots. · The studio, rural Cheshire

    Details
  • 6Dec

    Christmas Makers' Market

    Look for the stripy awning and the table that's mostly polka dots. · Knutsford

    Details
  • 17Jan

    Paint-a-Pot Social

    A cosy afternoon decorating bisque pots, with tea, cake and only six seats. · The studio

    Book a seat

Kind words

Happy homes for handmade pots

My dotty vase makes me smile every single morning. It's like having a little friend on the windowsill.
Hannah Altrincham
We commissioned squiggle mugs for our wedding guests. Two years on, people still message us photos of their morning brew.
Sam & Priya Chester
The open studio is the best afternoon out in Cheshire. Tea, cake and pots I absolutely could not stop buying.
Martin Macclesfield

Dreaming up something special?

Wedding gifts, a dinner set in your favourite colours, a painting of your house or a vase shaped like your dog. If it's made of clay or paint, let's chat.

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