The Pottery Studio

The Pottery Studio offers participants the chance to explore clay, experiment with techniques, and enjoy the process of making.

Pottery has a long tradition at Watts Gallery. In 1904, founder Mary Watts established the Potters' Arts Guild, a progressive enterprise that employed local craftspeople and taught them to create terracotta art, from ceramics and jewellery to garden ware.

Her vision continues to inspire today, and the Pottery Programme honours her legacy, offering a unique opportunity to engage with the art of making and to continue Mary Watts's mission of creativity for all.

My hope is that terracotta shall be my future

- Mary Watts

Explore our Pottery Programme

  1. Event

    Pottery Course: Hand building and throwing

  2. Close up of a pair of female hands working with clay
    Event

    Pottery: Pilgrim's Mug

  3. Event

    Pottery: Harvest Jug

  4. Close-up photo of someone throwing a bowl on a potters wheel
    Event

    Pottery Sessions: Throwing tasters

  5. Event

    Watts Gallery at Guildford Festival of the Arts

  6. A young boy making with clay, surrounded by parents and other children taking part in the workshop.
    Summer at Watts
    Event

    Clay Club