A concept, built for Sally — from Martyn, with three decades of thanks.
In the studio today: glazing a new batch of foxglove mugs Updated 22 min ago, by Sally
Handmade in a Somerset garden studio

Ceramics with the maker still visible in them.

Every mug, bowl and vase here started as a lump of Somerset clay and came out a little bit imperfect — on purpose. Sally throws, glazes and fires each piece by hand, then gives the good ones a name.

10 yrs shaping clay in Somerset
3,600+ pieces sent to new homes
5.0★ from 750+ reviews
One of one — most pieces never repeat
Her Story

Ten years of turning Somerset clay into something you'll actually use.

Sally works from a garden studio, with the wild hedgerows, shifting skies and the nearby Jurassic Coast doing most of the art direction. Nothing here is designed to be perfect — it's designed to be honest.

She's spent the best part of a decade at the wheel, and in that time the studio has turned out well over three and a half thousand individual pieces — mugs, bowls, vases, the odd fallen ceramic angel — with a five-star reputation built almost entirely on word of mouth and repeat buyers.

The process itself is as much the point as the pottery: clay is slow, messy and a little unpredictable, and Sally treats that as a feature, not a flaw. No two glaze pours land the same way twice, which is exactly why regulars keep coming back to see what's new on the shelf.

"Working with clay is a grounding, calming experience."

— Sally Kent
Dig & wedge Raw clay, prepared by hand
Throw Shaped on the wheel
Glaze One coat, one chance
Fire Kiln does the rest
"Louise"
Hand-thrown vase · one of one
Why the pieces have names

Every "one of one" comes with the story behind it.

Most of what leaves the studio is genuinely one-off, and Sally names the ones that mean something. One vase carries the name of a childhood friend and fellow fairy-hunter — a small, personal detail that never made it onto a generic product listing.

That's the gap this site closes. A marketplace page has room for a title and a price. This has room for the story — which is exactly what turns a browser into someone who buys, and keeps coming back to see what Sally's made next.

Louise's journey
Dug & wedged
Thrown
Glazed
Fired
Yours

Every stage gets a few seconds of video from Sally's phone — so a piece's whole journey, not just the finished photo, is one tap away.

The Shop

Straight from the studio shelf.

All Mugs Bowls & Dishes Vases Sweary Mugs Striker Pots
1 left
Bluebell hand-thrown mug
Hand-painted florals
£24.00
Honey-glaze bee mug
Nature-inspired stoneware
£24.00
Sweary
"Slut for Tea" mug
Custom message, made to order
£24.00
Marbled porcelain pot
Black & white swirl
£16.50
Sold out
Honey-glaze bee mug
Notify me when it's back
£24.00
From the studio

The bits that never make it onto a product page.

Short, honest updates from the studio bench — the near-misses, the kiln mishaps and the walks that end up as glaze colours. Posted by Sally, straight from her phone.

Studio mishap

"Well, that's the new kiln shelf ruined. Should've waited for the wax resist to dry properly."

Sally KentStudio journal
Where the ideas come from

"Another hedgerow walk, another pocket full of fern fronds. This one's going straight into tomorrow's clay."

Sally KentStudio journal
Fresh from the kiln

"Out of the fire and still warm — this fern-pressed dish might be my favourite shape all year."

Sally KentStudio journal
Learn With Sally

Throw your own, in the garden studio.

Small-group pottery sessions, hands in the clay from the first ten minutes. Booking, reminders and the waitlist all run through the site — no separate ticketing site to hunt down.

Beginners' Wheel Morning
Sat 6 Sep, 10am–1pm
4 of 8 spaces leftFills fast — she posts a reminder push the day before
You'll get a confirmation, then a reminder push the morning before — no separate app to install.
Glaze & Fire Evening
Thu 18 Sep, 6pm–8.30pm
6 of 8 spaces left
Make-a-Mug for Christmas
Sat 15 Nov, 10am–1pm
Full — 3 on the waitlist
Follow The Kiln

Never miss a new piece or a class date.

One sign-up covers everything — new one-offs, restocks and workshop reminders, sent the moment they happen.

No account, no spam — just the good stuff, and unsubscribe any time.
Find Her In Person

Also on the shelf at...

A short list of the shops and markets that carry Sally's work, for anyone who'd rather hold a piece before it comes home with them.

Ilminster EmporiumIlminster, Somerset
Somerset Makers' MarketMonthly, various dates
Studio open daysBy arrangement

First look, before it hits the shop.

New pieces are often one-of-one — join the list and you'll hear about them before anyone else does.

Built for a phone, not a keyboard

Sally runs the whole site from her pocket.

No logging into a laptop, no fiddly page builder. New piece finished on the wheel? Photograph it, name it, publish it — it's live on the website and in the studio journal before the kiln's even cool.

She photographs & posts Website updates instantly Her subscribers get pinged Journal & shop stay in sync
Home
Good morning, studio
Good morningSally
New piece
New story
Orders
Workshops
2 pieces sold overnightBluebell mug & "Louise" vase
Beginners' Wheel — Sat 6 Sep4 spaces left
247 people following the kiln
View full studio dashboard
Add a piece
Straight off the shelf
New piece
"Louise" — or leave blank
A line or two — who it's for, what it's made from...
£24.00
Notify 247 subscribers
Publish to shop & journal
Share a moment
Studio journal post
New journal entry
"Out of the kiln and still warm — favourite shape all year."
Also shares to Instagram & Facebook
Post to journal
Orders
What's gone out
Orders
Bluebell mugTo post
"Louise" vaseTo post
Honey bee mug ×2Posted
Sweary mug — customPosted
Marbled potPosted
Mark selected as posted
Push notifications, built in

The moment it's live, they know.

Anyone who wants first look can follow the kiln, right from the website — no account, no faff. The instant Sally publishes a piece, updates a workshop, or restocks an old favourite, it lands on their phone. She doesn't do anything extra to make that happen; it's the same tap she was already making.

9:41
Tuesday, 11 August
Sally Kent Ceramics now
A new one-of-one just landed
"Louise" — hand-thrown vase. Once she's gone, she's gone.
7:15
Friday, 5 September
Sally Kent Ceramics now
Workshop tomorrow, 10am
Beginners' Wheel Morning — bring an apron, she'll do the rest.
1:52
Sunday, 21 September
Sally Kent Ceramics now
Back in stock
The honey-glaze bee mug you asked about is on the shelf again.
Almost no extra effort from Sally

The clever bits happen on their own.

Every one of these sits behind the same two taps Sally's already making — publish a piece, post an update. Nothing here asks her to learn a new tool.

Voice note → story

Talk for ten seconds while the kiln's still warm and it becomes journal copy, ready for her to check and publish.

Her effort: talk

One tap, everywhere

Publish once and it's formatted properly for the website, Instagram and Facebook — no re-typing the same caption three times.

Her effort: one tap

Notify her people

Every new piece and every workshop date can ping her subscribers the moment it's live — she just leaves the toggle on.

Her effort: none

Waitlist & restock alerts

Sold out doesn't mean gone. Anyone who joins the waitlist gets told automatically the second she remakes it.

Her effort: none

Smart photo tidy-up

Snapped on her phone in the shed — straightened, lightened and cropped to match the shop automatically before it goes live.

Her effort: snap the photo

Price, suggested

A nudge based on what similar past pieces sold for, so pricing a new shape isn't a guess every single time.

Her effort: tap accept
One

We build the foundations.

The website, the shop, the checkout, the studio app — designed, built and hosted properly, so it looks and runs like a proper brand, not a bolted-together freebie.

Two

Sally runs the day-to-day.

New pieces, journal posts, workshop dates, marking orders as sent — all from her phone, in the studio, without ever needing to ask anyone for help.

Three

We're on call for the rest.

New features, a redesign down the line, anything beyond day-to-day posting — that's a message away, whenever she wants it.