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 that still look like somebody made them.

Every mug, bowl and vase here started as a lump of Somerset clay, and none of them came out quite the same. Sally throws, glazes and fires each one by hand — then gives the good ones a name.

Sally's hand-thrown glazed bowls, straight from the studio
Fresh off the shelf, this week
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
One of Sally's hand-painted mugs, on the shelf in her garden studio
The bluetit mug, shot on her own studio shelf
Her Story

Ten years at the wheel, and she still isn't bored of it.

Sally works from a garden studio, where the wild hedgerows, shifting skies and the nearby Jurassic Coast do most of the art direction. Nothing here is designed to look perfect. It's designed to look like Somerset.

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

The process is as much the point as the pottery. Clay is slow, messy and a little unpredictable, and Sally leans into that rather than fighting it. No two glaze pours land the same way twice, so regulars keep coming back just 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, Sally's hand-thrown porcelain vase with a painted branch design
"Louise"
Hand-thrown vase · one of one
Why the pieces have names

The one-offs get names, not just numbers.

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

An Etsy listing has room for a title and a price. This has room for the rest of it — usually the bit that makes someone actually buy, not just scroll past.

Louise's journey
Dug & wedged
Thrown
Glazed
Fired
Yours

Every stage gets a few seconds of video, filmed on Sally's phone — so you're not just seeing the finished photo, you're seeing how it got there.

The Shop

What's actually on the shelf right now.

All Mugs Bowls & Dishes Vases Sweary Mugs Striker Pots
1 left Sunflower hand-painted mug
Sunflower hand-painted mug
Hand-painted florals
£24.00
Honey-glaze bee mug
Honey-glaze bee mug
Nature-inspired stoneware
£24.00
Sweary Slut for Tea mug
"Slut for Tea" mug
Custom message, made to order
£24.00
Marbled porcelain pot
Marbled porcelain pot
Black & white swirl
£16.50
Sold out Honey-glaze bee mug, 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. Written by Sally, on her phone, usually still covered in clay.

Sally's kiln, loaded with unfired mugs and vases
Studio mishap

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

Sally KentStudio journal
Fern-imprinted stoneware bowl, inspired by a hedgerow walk
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 fern-pressed dish, straight from the kiln
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 within the first ten minutes. Booking, reminders and the waitlist all happen right here, no separate ticketing app to wrangle.

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 — nothing else to install.
Glaze & Fire Evening
Thu 18 Sep, 6pm–8.30pm
6 of 8 spaces left
Same deal — a confirmation now, a reminder push the morning of.
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 all of it — new pieces, restocks and workshop dates, sent the moment they happen.

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.

Most new pieces don't last the week — join the list and you'll know before they're gone.

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
Workshops
2 pieces sold overnightSunflower 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
Share a moment
Studio journal post
New journal entry
Also shares to Instagram & Facebook
Orders
What's gone out
Orders
Sunflower mug
"Louise" vase
Honey bee mug ×2
Sweary mug — custom
Marbled pot
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: nothing at all

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.