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Kat Wheeler
@katwheelerceramics.bsky.social
I am a potter working in the Gaolyard Studios in St Ives, Cornwall. The work that I make is thrown with a grogged terracotta and decorated with thick slips. I fire high, to 1220 in an electric kiln.

https://www.katwheeler.co.uk
Introducing the hip flask! I’ve been revisiting an old idea with flip top bottles and the hip flask has always captured my imagination. Must be from my Tennessee moonshine and whiskey roots!

#slipware #hipflask
April 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I had a big day glazing and packing a kiln yesterday! I dip the pot in the bucket and jerk upwards to pull glaze inside, not to allowing the rim to break the surface. Then I’m careful to move the excess around so it settles evenly on the rim rather than forming drips.
April 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It’s been a fantastic week in Switzerland! Here is all the work made by my super students, with a few of my own dotted in. We’ve covered a lot of ground, it’s really interesting to see the students experiment with the slips and take it in new directions. Thanks so much to everyone for a superb week!
March 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN. They have a great pottery audience. northernclaycenter.org/about/apply/...
March 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Really enjoyed my first day in Switzerland at Die Keramikerinnen with this lovely group!
March 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I spent the day yesterday decorating a batch of pots. Plates are always a favourite, because they’re such a nice canvas for playful decorations. Now I’m off to a Switzerland for the week to teach!
March 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
My shelves are filling up with all things handled! This is a batch I finished before teaching last week just about dried in the glorious sunshine and waiting to go in the bisque.

#pottery #shelfie #slipware
March 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Here are some candlesticks that I’ve been trying out, these have just gone through the bisque last week, but I think when they’re finished they could look nice together as a set.
#pottery #candlestick
February 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Super excited to be teaching this course in beautiful Switzerland next month! If there is anyone that lives out there or fancies a trip over, there are still spaces available!

diekeramikerinnen.ch/produkt/wk-2...

#masterclass #pottery #zurich
February 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I’ve been teaching some production at the Leach Pottery this week! I made this mug with 2 different handles to illustrate how much the style of a mug will change when you change with the design of a handle. It’s pretty fun so I thought I’d share it here too!
February 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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This week I am the Featured Potter at the Leach Pottery. This means you can get 10% off my work all week. Here's a link if you fancy a browse.

www.leachpottery.com/laura-crosla...
Laura Crosland: Featured Potter — The Leach Pottery
www.leachpottery.com
February 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
A sea of freshly decorated espresso cups and mugs awaiting handles!
#slipware #pottery #mugs
February 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I’ve been trying some new forms this winter and I love the way the slip is clinging on to this cake plate I’ve made!

#cakeplate #pottery #slipware
January 31, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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If you live in the Colchester area I’m currently enrolling for a new class aimed at potters that want to make bigger ware please spread the word…

www.makercampus.co.uk/large-pots-m...
January 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Stoked to have an article about my work and process in the latest Ceramics Monthly 🙏

ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramics-mon...
🎧 Lucy Baxendale: Increasingly Elaborate
Lucy Baxendale’s continuous creative loop between her sketchbook and worktable has facilitated a body of sculptural works full of expression, whimsy, and unique handbuilt details.
ceramicartsnetwork.org
January 29, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Spent the day slipping pots today. This flask will be better with whiskey in it!

#flask #thickslip #pottery
January 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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My first starter pack of potters that you might like to follow. I’ll make another one soon. Hope its helpful. go.bsky.app/Nh2s3FC
January 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Here’s how my show season is shaping up so far!

#StCroixValleyPotteryTour #Potfest
January 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Hello! As I’ve just joined, I thought I would take a moment to introduce myself.

I grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee. I moved to St Ives to work at The Leach Pottery. Ten years later I left to focus on my own work in the Gaolyard Studios, St Ives.

Please feel free to get in touch!
January 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM