Welcome to Irene Hughes Pottery 

 

My garden home studio is in the heart of Montrose, a small seaside town on the east coast of Scotland. My work mainly involves the production of handmade tableware with white stoneware clay. The decoration of my pottery with slips and glazes reflects the influence of the seascapes and landscapes that surround me.

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In 2022 I opened my own teaching studio in Montrose, having been teaching pottery at Springfield Creative Arts, Arbroath since 2016. As the owner of the Clay Half, my aim is to bring the joy of pottery making to the local area. It has become a lovely space for people to find their creative side, learning to play again through our regular pottery classes which are a mix of taster sessions for beginners, courses for beginners and intermediate potters, weekly classes enabling you to build skills in a self-led, supported format and weekend workshops for those wanting to build skills in a shorter amount of time. For information on classes click here.

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My involvement in the firing of a community wood fired kiln has enabled me to develop this area of my work since 2022. With each firing I've been involved in I gain more knowledge and understanding of this incredible process, it is a great way to learn and to experiment with forms, clay and decorative effects as part of a group.​​

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