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Tom Knowles Jackson

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British potter making high fired reduction pottery. Owner and Creative Director at @theclayloft and @clayatthefold
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Autumn equinox: the transition to the calmer, slower time of the year. I rarely feel it this way. In Poland, where I grew up, September is the month of the new school year, new pencils, new challenges, new friendships. I got used to meeting it all with excitement, growing slowly throughout the summer months. It's also my birthday month. All of this, combined with my ADHD, makes autumn a restless season, electrified with some undercurrent of expectations. Something new should be happening anytime soon. Maybe tomorrow. Two years ago, September was the month when I started moving the studio to the new premises. It was hard work, stretching myself between renovations, running classes and being a single parent. It was also one of the darkest and most difficult times for me personally. Looking back, I realised I survived only on sheer stubbornness—this and excitement about something new coming. This year I have a few projects pencilled in the calendar, just enough to keep my attention occupied. Making sake bowls with Peter's friends, running a workshop for @neukcollective , woodfirings (maybe one in Poland too), hosting the SPA workshops with @tkjpots , helping Cason with their pottery painting sessions, all of this while running regular classes. Two or three projects in the planning stage on top of it, so I really won't get bored. I'm also planning to post more often; @folkenrose captured my pots in the wild so beautifully that I cannot wait to show you more photos. It should be enough to keep my troubled head occupied, at least until the winter. Stay awesome and cosy. . . . #woodfiredstoneware #mentalhealth #mudstation #autumnequinox #edinburghpottery
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Der Drehkurs mit Tom ist einzeln buchbar oder im Kombipack mit Kat. Infos & Anmeldung auf unserer Webseite. #drehkurs #kunsthandwerk #töpfern #ceramics
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38. TÖPFERMARKT GMUNDEN – HEUER MIT ENGLISCHEM AKZENT 🇬🇧🏺 England war heuer Gastland beim 38. Töpfermarkt in Gmunden – mit Keramiker:innen, ganz unterschiedlichen Handschriften und viel Austausch mitten in der Stadt. Einer von ihnen: der britische Keramiker Tom Knowles Jackson aus Stroud. In diesem Portrait erzählt er von seiner Arbeit, seinem Zugang zur Keramik und davon, wie er die Tage in Gmunden erlebt hat. Was war euer Highlight beim 38. Töpfermarkt? — 38TH GMUNDEN CERAMICS MARKET – WITH AN ENGLISH ACCENT THIS YEAR. 🇬🇧🏺 England was this year’s guest country at the 38th Gmunden Ceramics Market – bringing together ceramic artists, very different styles and plenty of exchange right in the heart of Gmunden. One of them: British ceramic artist Tom Knowles Jackson from Stroud. In this portrait, he shares a little about his work, his approach to ceramics and how he experienced his days in Gmunden. What was your highlight from the 38th Gmunden Ceramics Market? . . . . 38. Töpfermarkt Gmunden | Tom Knowles Jacson | British Ceramics | Keramikkunst | Pottery | Gmunden | Salzkammergut #töpfermarkt #britishceramics #keramikkunst #gmunden #pottery
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Missed out on booking a spot on one of our guest potter workshops? ✨ We have another way for you to get an insight into their practice. Join us for an afternoon of creativity, conversation & insight. Watch our guest potters at work, hear the stories behind their journeys, and ask your own questions - all while enjoying a delicious light lunch. Adam Frew Saturday 7th November 2026 James Ort Sunday 8th November 2026 Tom Knowles Jackson Sunday 22nd November 2026 ✨ Limited tickets available book now to secure your place this Autumn. ✨ 12pm-4pm | £60pp Visit our website for more details and to book your place.
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What an incredible few days at the Gmunden show in Austria! A huge thank you to Eva and her team for putting on such a fantastic show and for making us feel so welcome. Thank you to everyone who came along, stopped by our stand, chatted with us and supported our work — it was lovely meeting so many new people, trying to communicate in different languages and seeing such an amazing collection of makers and friends. We’ve had the best time and after travelling 2500 kilometres through 4 countries we are now back in the UK with lots of wonderful memories and new friends. Thank you, @keramik_in_gmunden we hope to be back next year. @wuchiui @jonbullceramics @tkjpots @russellcotes @geoff_cox_ceramics @chriscoxceramics @potfest.co.uk #gmunden #simongriffithssculpture #keramik #sculpture #ceramics
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Potfest on tour - Gmunden 2026. We were honoured to be asked to be the guest country/organisation at @keramik_in_gmunden last weekend. 6 of our regular exhibitors made the 1500km journey to what has to be, one of the most beautiful settings for a ceramics market anywhere in Europe. Pre Brexit, artists were fortunate enough to enjoy free and easy movement between the UK and mainland Europe with goods. This meant that we were regularly able to offer exchanges and reciprocal agreements with other, overseas markets. As travel with goods begins to become easier once more, hopefully we will once again begin to see “guest countries” return to Potfest events. A huge thank you to Eva and her team in Gmunden for the invitation and hospitality. We look forward to welcoming you and an Austrian contingent in the near future 🙏
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28th, 29th, 30th August 2026, @keramik_in_gmunden Austria UK Guests @wuchiui @jonbullceramics @tkjpots @geoff_cox_ceramics @chriscoxceramics Russel Coats @simongriffithssculpture Exhibition at Seeschloss Ort Palas, Gmunden. @keramik_in_gmunden @stefan.krapf
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🏺 Meet the Makers | Part 4 Five more of the 63 exceptional makers exhibiting at Oxford Ceramics Fair this autumn. Meet @jameshakeceramics @lisahammondpottery @richardstjohnheeley @tkjpots @paul_james_o This week’s selection takes us from the Lake District and Japanese-influenced glazes to soda-fired ceramics, work shaped by the rhythms of nature, wood-fired tableware and pieces that celebrate the raw beauty of clay itself. Swipe through to discover more about each maker and their work. Then come and experience their ceramics in person at Oxford Ceramics Fair. Meet the makers, browse and buy directly from them, whilst enjoying talks and demonstrations throughout the weekend. 📅 31 October and 1 November 2026 📍 St Edward’s School, Oxford, OX2 7NN 🎟️ Online tickets £9.75 | Concessions £8.25 | Under 16s free (ticket still required) Book your tickets now via the link in our bio. Cover Image: @tonylaverickceramics #OxfordCeramicsFair #MeetTheMakers #ContemporaryCeramics #CeramicArt #OxfordEvents
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Thank you so much @potfest.co.uk for a truly wonderful experience at the flagship event this year up in the beautiful Lake District. Thank you to my lovely customers who visited me and had wonderful conversations about pottery and ceramics and to my fellow potters for being the very best of friends to me. I have just returned home from a bit of an epic journey, from Kent to the Leach in St Ives to teach Intro to Glaze Technology, up to Cumbria in the middle of the night for Potfest in the Park at Hutton in the Forest, down to Warwickshire on Sunday evening to visit my lovely dad for a few days then back to Kent again in a giant asymmetrical delightful triangle. Here are a few pics of some wonderful things that happened … my form of the fair was these ‘Tondo’ serving dishes, I sold out and could have sold many more. My largest item, this meant this was one of the best fairs I’ve ever done and I’m so grateful. Thanks to those who bought them, I hope you still love them. Absolutely delightful to make new friends @larascobie and @burntcrustpottery via our matching @roakestudio jackets. So pleased I’ve finally mastered this green celadon; watch this space for more of this 💚 My friend and brilliant moon jar maker @ruthreadmanceramics … she and @vichageman are my camping buddies and pottery family 🩶🩶 Here she is with @wendy.lawrence.ceramics serving delish pimms cocktails at the legendary Sausage Club Saturday night feast Vicky and Adamina of @2hungrybakers doing the prep for our delicious pizza frenzy (designed by @diluca.ceramics and sorted by @tkjpots with extra dough balls provided by @simongriffithssculpture (not pictured here!!) Me doing a miniscule amount of dough kneading and washing up, swiftly captured on camera; I actually spent most of the time chatting with another new delightful friend @melaniekeevil Swimming in Windermere … apparently a bad idea but I’m ok! My jackpot prize from @paulyoungceramics can I put into words how much I love my slipware hare plate? He told me I must use it … My new treasure @nic.collins.75 bowl 🤎 Brilliant @joseph_morgan_ceramics on guitar Gorgeous students Louise and Allyson from Leach who visited me in Cumbria! 🥰
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Today I drove the beautiful A7 from Kelso down to Hutton in the Forest to see @potfest.co.uk There were so many interesting potters at the event—one of my ceramics teachers taught me that no matter how many pictures you find online or in books, you have to go out there to see other people’s work. To touch it too. The way they display their pieces, even the tiny details like the price tag, trains your eyes. You learn what stands out to you and what elements matter most to you when you make your own work. Shoutout to my favourite potter @tkjpots your glaze and wood-fired pieces always catch my eye. Slowly, all my dinnerware will become a mini-exhibition of your work.😅
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Potfest in the Park - Hutton-in-the-Forest, this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Be blown away by the diversity of clay as over 100, selected ceramics artists from throughout the UK and across mainland Europe come together in the grounds of this beautiful country house for the UK’s finest ceramics market. www.potfest.co.uk
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This isn’t about packaging for posting work (filler/double boxing/if it shakes it breaks), but packaging for person to person studio or show sales. The benefit of these experiences for the customer is that it’s personal, and as every good boutique knows, it’s nice to have a bit of packaging that is consistent with the quality of your hand made item. Sadly my budget doesn’t stretch to branded bags and such but, courtesy of the super professional and brilliant potter tkjpots , one way of elevating your packaging is to print your name or logo on packaging tape, and use this to self brand your bags or parcels. For a modest investment you can get many rolls of tape printed which literally will last you years. I also like the stretchy paper wrap because it’s not so bulky for shows. (I have found some of the black stretchy wrap to be not so cushioning so I prefer the brown). I do use some bubble wrap for delicate long necks and such like, but I am trying not to use plastic unless it’s necessary. The flyer is a good way of communicating care instructions as well as reminding the customer from which potter that item came from (the shows are overwhelming for everyone). I usually add a handwritten message as well. Anyway, if you have any grand ideas of your own, drop them in the comments.
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