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Pottery Experiences, Workshops and Classes at our exciting and inspiring clay experience in North Devon. Tarka Pottery is located in beautiful countryside with stunning views. Book any of our Potters Wheel and Clay Experiences online, we have something suitable for all ages - no experience necessary, families and dogs are very welcome. During term time we run weekly adult day or evening pottery cl

asses, book a one-off Pottery Throwdown Experience, paint pottery on your own, with friends or to celebrate a hen or birthday party. We bring our mobile studio with creative clay workshops to your club, school or group. We love to capture infant hands and footprints in paint or clay or bring along your four-legged friend to create a clay paw print. Visit our website to book or drop us a message for information or with any questions.

02/09/2025

It's not just about throwing...

When people think “pottery,” they usually picture the wheel… but clay has so much more to offer! Hand building and sculpting let you slow down, play, and create in ways the wheel can’t.

One of our Open Studio members, Stephen, is an incredibly talented sculptor, making this incredible range of pieces inspired by Alice in Wonderland - we can't wait to see what he creates next!

30/08/2025

New term, new clay!

Join us on the week starting 15th September for weekly pottery morning classes - 5 or 10 weeks of making, learning and having fun with clay.

- Wednesday 10am–12pm
- Thursday 10am–12pm
- Friday 10am–12pm (SOLD OUT)

To book, check out our website www.tarkapottery.co.uk, click BOOK NOW and select WEEKLY CLASSES.

28/08/2025

Places are filling up fast for our Raku Days in October 🔥

Wednesday 1st October 12pm - 5pm
Thursday 2nd October 12pm - 5pm (SOLD OUT)

If you're interested in booking a space, email us at [email protected] to find out more. We can give you all the information you need on what type of pots to bring, how the day will run and any other questions you have!

22/08/2025

Ever fancied trying your hand at Raku Firing? 🔥

Join us for Raku Taster Sessions on Wed 1st & Thurs 2nd October, 12pm–5pm.
You’ll get to watch and participate in:
- Glaze Raku
- Horsehair Raku
- Prepping pots for an overnight pit firing (to collect later!)

Participants will be required to bring 4 bisque fired pots. We will send out guidelines on these pots to participants once booked, but if you have any questions, please get in touch.

To book, email [email protected] or book via our website!

19/08/2025

Here’s a fantastic example of the brilliant work created by our regular students!

This contemporary stoneware jug was slab-built and decorated using a layered surface technique. After applying underglazes before the first (bisque) firing, strips of masking tape were used to create a geometric pattern before the piece was dipped in white glaze, revealing this crisp, modern design.

15/08/2025

It's that time of year again... our Weekly Pottery Classes Autumn Term starts next month!

The term will be starting on the week commencing 15th September with the following days & times available:
Wednesday 10am - 12pm
Thursday 10am - 12pm
Friday 10am - 12pm

The classes can be purchased in 5 or 10 week blocks, depending on how much you're looking to learn.

In the first 5 weeks, we run specific sessions focusing on traditional hand building techniques, different ways of decorating pottery and, of course, throwing on the wheel. In the second 5 weeks, you have a bit more free rein to focus on what interests you most!

If you're interested in joining our Weekly Classes, check out the link below to find availability on our website - if you have any questions at all, please feel free to email us at [email protected]!

Book Online - https://tarkapottery.co.uk/

11/08/2025

We had a family of dogs in the studio recently! They're owners wanted to capture their pawprints and chose different colours for each of their different personalities.

We love to welcome dogs to the studio and while you're having your experience, you can have their paw prints made into art! If you'd like to have your dog's paw prints done but can't find a timeslot that suits you on our calendar, please do get in touch. We love to do paw prints and can often do these at other times if needed.

If you'd like to bring your dog along to your experience, please do let us know before so we can make sure we've got the right space for you!

09/08/2025

Mum, Jennie, brought along her daughters for a fantastic throwing session. What an AMAZING job they all did on the wheel!

05/08/2025

In our Weekly Classes, we love exploring different decorating techniques, and a firm favourite among our students is using coloured slips.

Coloured slips offer a level of predictability and control that makes them perfect for clean, crisp designs. Unlike glazes, which can flow and blend in unexpected ways, slips allow you to layer them to create bold, graphic patterns.

Here, students applied torn or cut newspaper to leather-hard clay to mask areas of the surface. Once the coloured slip is painted over the top and the paper is removed, a design is revealed underneath.

To take it even further, many artists enhance their slip work with sgraffito - scratching into the surface to add detail and texture, like the floral design pictured.

This technique works particularly well on slab-built or thrown forms, where there’s plenty of surface area to play with creative decoration.

31/07/2025

This coil-built, slip-decorated bowl is simple elegance at its best.

Using stoneware, buff clay, this student used a former to create the main shape of this piece before smoothing and finishing the surface. From here, oak leaves were laid onto the inside of the bowl, with a layer of rich, cobalt blue slip painted over the top, revealing the clay beneath the leaves once they were removed.

Painting the veins onto the leaves really finishes the piece off wonderfully.

27/07/2025

Some action shots of the Westcountry Potters Association Social Firing Day hosted here at Tarka Pottery!

From glazing and decorating pots for Raku and Smoke Firing in the morning, to participants using horsehair and feathers to burn designs onto pots fresh out of the kiln, to the volunteer firers in action dipping pots into the Obvara mixture, it was a non-stop couple of days!

24/07/2025

Check out this selection of AMAZING pots created by the team and participants of the Westcountry Potters Association Social Firing Day held here at Tarka Pottery.

Throughout the day, we tried out a selection of Raku and alternative firing techniques, including Glaze, Horsehair, Naked, Obvara and Smoke Firing.

It's safe to say, both our team and the participants left overwhelmed by the brilliant results they got during the firings! 🔥

Address

Little Torrington
Torrington
EX388PS

Opening Hours

Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm

Website

https://www.tarkapottery.co.uk/

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