Our story
Daily objects, made with beautiful intent.
Harrow Pottery is one maker, one wheel and one kiln. Everything here is made to be picked up every morning — a mug that sits right in the hand, a bowl that earns its place on the shelf.
Granada, then St Ives.
The training began in Granada, in a workshop where the same forms had been repeated for generations and nothing was decorative for its own sake. Then St Ives, where the discipline was quieter still: weight, balance, the lip of a cup.
Both places taught the same thing. A good object does not announce itself. It simply keeps being the one you reach for.
In the studio
01
Clay
Wedged by hand until the air is out and the body moves evenly.
02
Form
One pull on the wheel. The first attempt is usually the honest one.
03
Rhythm
Repetition rather than force. The clay is allowed to find the shape.
04
Drying
Slow, under cloth, so the walls settle without stress.
05
Glazing
Dipped, poured, wiped back at the rim and foot.
06
Firing
Packed tight, taken up slowly, then left to cool for days.
07
Object
Sanded, checked, wrapped, and sent to be used.
Glazes mixed by hand, batch by batch.
Celadon, cobalt, ash and rose — each mixed in small buckets and tested every season. Two pieces from the same firing will never match exactly. That is the record of how they were made, not a flaw in it.
Made to be used, not kept.
Nothing here belongs in a cabinet. Glazes soften, rims wear warm, and a mug you have used for ten years is worth more than one you have protected for ten years.
Come and make something.
The studio opens to small groups most weekends — a few wheels, one maker, and clay under your fingernails for a week afterwards.
