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Upwey Potters

Enjoy a variety of traditional & contemporary ceramics, including sculpture, functional vessels, decorative pieces and Raku, in a delightful setting. Light refreshments available or visit the Wishing Well Café next door for a proper meal or cream tea.
Talk to the potters about their work, inspiration and methods of production. Watch regular demonstrations of throwing and sculpting and firings of the Raku and Soda kilns.
Look at the website to see more images, to book workshop sessions during DAW and to find out about other events during the year.

Pat March
Hand built stoneware vessels which evoke the colours and forms of the coastal cliffs and beaches. Multi-sectional sculptures are suitable for the garden.

Maggie Cooke
Impressions of seedheads & grasses in her bowls, dishes & wallhangings catch the light with the translucent porcelain that she uses.

Fil Cooke
Warm & chunky casseroles, mugs, jugs and other domestic ware, soda glazed & fired in the kiln in the bike shed in the Old School Yard!

Bill Crumbleholme
A range of thrown wares echo ancient pots, fusing prehistoric shapes and decorations with modern glazing techniques. Drinking beakers, cooking pots, bowls & vases.

Irene Passmore
Iconic images of beasts, birds and bugs decorate Irene’s tiles and plates. Her torso sculptures use her stone carving skills, finished in attractive bronzed glazes.

Laurence Eastwood
Aged 15, having been our apprentice for the last 3 years is learning a variety of techniques from the old masters! Specialising in teapots and faïence beads.

For exhibitions during the year check website.

Directions
On B3159 between Weymouth and Martinstown, next to Upwey Wishing Well Café and Water Gardens.

Accessibility
Good access with disabled toilet. Car parking in street or Church car park.

Opening Hours
Open Every Day 10am to 6pm.

Upwey Old School Village Hall, Church Street, Upwey, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 5QE