ABOUT POTTERY PAINTING
Pottery painting is a fun and creative process where you decorate ceramic items to create your own unique pottery. To get started, you choose your unglazed pottery, often called bisque ware, and special ceramic paints called glazes.
First, choose a piece of pottery you want to paint. It's helpful to plan your design out for before you start painting you can do this using pencils provided. These marks made with the pencil will burn off in the kiln and will not be seen on your finished item. You can use brushes, sponges, or stencils to apply the paint to your pottery. If you make a mistake, you can wipe it off gently with a with a damp sponge.
Once you've finished painting your design hand it back to us and we will pop it on our drying racks to dry and then apply a clear glaze. This will seal your artwork and give it a shiny finish and make it food safe. It then has to be fired in the kiln up to 1000°c making the glaze permanent and giving your pottery its shinny finish!
Pottery painting is enjoyable and allows for endless creativity, whether you're painting a simple design or an intricate pattern. It's also a relaxing activity that can be done alone or with friends and family. Our bright and creative little studio offers a calm and inviting environment to get creative by the seaside.
FAQ'S
IS THIS SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN?
Yes! Pottery painting is an activity that can be enjoyed by all ages from 0-100! All our paints are non-toxic and skin safe so can be used to capture children's hand and footprints and even animal paw prints!
CAN WE BRING FOOD TO THE STUDIO?
Unfortunately, we do not allow food in to the studio as oils from it can cause the glaze to not adhere to the pottery.
ARE YOU DOG FRIENDLY?
Yes we welcome well behaved dogs, we just ask that they are kept at table seating areas.
WHERE IS THE STUDIO LOCATED?
We are in Hunstanton and our address is 95 Westgate, Hunstanton, PE36 5EP. We are on the opposite side of the road to Sainsbury's up towards the library.
DO YOU HAVE A PRICE LIST?
Unfortunately, we can't provide a price list as we have lots of stock that changes constantly. Our prices start at £10 for small items and go up to £45 for large items.
HOW DO I BOOK?
We have an online booking system that you can use to quickly and easily reserve your spot. For children's prints then also use this booking system and just add a note that you would like to request help with prints. You can also use our contact form on our prints on pottery section. This allows us to make sure you are booked in for a time we are able to assist you to get the best from your prints as during busy periods we may not be able to assist.
DO I HAVE TO BOOK?
We welcome walk-ins, however it is highly recommended that you book during school holidays to guarantee your spaces.
WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE TO PARK?
We are located right next to Hunstanton Library pay and display car park prices and info can be found here. If you are popping in collecting your pottery there are also some 20 minute free parking bays in this car park.
DO I HAVE TO BE AN ARITST?
No! Pottery painting is great for all abilities! We have books for design inspiration and are on hand to give you any help and guidance you need.
HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO PAINT?
Our general pottery painting sessions are 2 hours long which for most is plenty of time to paint your pottery. If you have a design in mind that you think will require more time we regularly hold late night openings that are 3 hours long.
HOW DO I GET MY POTTEY BACK?
Pottery is ready for collection after 12 days we do not send out reminders so just pop in to collect from the date its ready from. If there are any delays to this we will get in touch with you. If you are traveling to collect and want to check if your pottery is ready then get in touch and we can let you know.
Collection times are between 10.30 and 4.00, Wednesday - Saturday.
Pottery is kept for 6 weeks after it becomes ready for collection if not collected in this time frame it will be recycled as we do not have the space to keep items past this point. If you are unable to collect we can post items just get in touch to let us know and we can send you a link to pay for postage.
IM NOT LOCAL!
If you are just visiting but want to create an item to remember your visit we can post your items back to! Medium parcels are £7.00 and Large is £12.00. Postage prices cover the cost of postage, materials and time taken to package.
We will always try our best to ensure your items arrive with you safely and all items are sent 24hr tracked via Royal Mail. We cannot take responsibility for any losses or damages when items are in the postal service and postage is at the customers risk.
