Standard Ware Pottery

Standard Ware pottery development. A little bit about why we do what we do.

Creative ProcessSunken StudioJune 6, 2020standard ware, selling, covid-19, pottery production, vermeer

Studio Life: Covid-19 Updates

Covid-19 and our response to interrupted and postponed courses, memberships, and vouchers expiring from March 2020.

Studio LifeSunken StudioMarch 24, 2020covid-19

Open Day: Wheels, Sprigs and Twigs

Interested in taking part but don’t know where to start? We host regular open days. Take a look around.

COMMUNITYSunken StudioNovember 30, 2019open day, wreath, tiny pots, sprigs, free workshops

Studio Life: Open Days and Member's Events

Ever fancied visiting our studio? Each year we host three Open Days and Member’s Events.

COMMUNITYSunken StudioNovember 11, 2019Sunken Studioopen day, free workshops, workshop life, coil building, extruding, hey clay, opal video

Open Day: Yorkshire Day

We host regular open days. They provide us with an opportunity to collaborate and build a community.

COMMUNITYSunken StudioOctober 21, 2019Sunken Studioopen, yorkshire day, tea bowls, nutrition, mindfulness, festivals and events

Our Team: Introducing Chris Crawford

We have potter’s wheels and we’re not afraid to use them.

WHO WE WORK WITHSunken StudioSeptember 4, 2019Sunken Studiolead thrower, chris crawford, pottery production

In Pictures: Hole and Corner x Port Eliot Festival

Checkout our weekend with Hole & Corner at Port Elio Festival, 2019. ‘Create Connect Craft’ was a whole area dedicated to workshops, creativity, learning and good times!

WHO WE WORK WITHSunken StudioJuly 29, 2019Port Eliotfestivals and events, maker festival, create connect craft, port eliot festival, hole & corner, wheel thrown pottery, pottery festival

Shared Values: Make It Harewood

Getting hands-on with some of the UK's finest makers, including Aardman Animations, was just one part of the first Make It Harewood festival, which took place in July. Live DJ's, food and drink pop-ups, late opening and more...see more of the first of its kind in Yorkshire. We were there. Spot the team!

WHO WE WORK WITH, OUR VISION AND VALUESSunken StudioJuly 29, 2019Make It Harewood, maker festival, hole & corner, events, festivals and events, Harewood Estate

Create Connect Craft: Hole and Corner x Port Eliot Festival

It’s festival season and this year we’re hosting workshops with Hole & Corner at Port Eliot Festival.

WHO WE WORK WITHSunken StudioJuly 24, 2019St Germanshole & corner, port eliot festival, cornwall, festivals and events, princess yachts, pottery festival, maker festival, create connect craft

In Pictures: Make It Harewood with Hole & Corner

Photo gallery of our festival workshops with Hole & Corner for this year’s Make It Harewood.

WHO WE WORK WITHSunken StudioJuly 15, 2019harewood househole & corner, Make It Harewood, Why Craft Matters, Useful/Beautiful, festivals and events, chris crawford

Family Workshops at Harewood House

Summer activities in Leeds for families: pottery making workshops at Harewood House.

WHO WE WORK WITHSunken StudioJuly 15, 2019Harewood Estate, Useful/Beautiful, Why Craft Matters, Family workshops, summer clay workshops, school holidays

Our Team: Introducing Rebecca Catterall

Sunken Studio was setup by Rebecca in September 2016. A lot has happened. Here’s a bit more about Rebecca’s background and motivations.

OUR VISION AND VALUESSunken StudioJune 24, 2019Beaver HouseRebecca Catterall, Ceramist, About, Our team, studio support

Make It Harewood: Events and Workshops

Join us at Make It Harewood. A new curated new event partnership between Hole and Corner and Harewood House.

WHO WE WORK WITHSunken StudioJune 24, 2019Harewood Houseevents, workshops, Make It Harewood, Hole and Corner, Why Craft Matters

Open Day: Big, Bigger, Biggest

On Saturday 18 May 2019 we hosted our first Open Day: Big, Bigger, Biggest. The event coincided with Hey Clay! a national celebration of clay with the Crafts Council.

WHO WE WORK WITHSunken StudioMay 25, 2019Sunken StudioCeramics Centre Leeds, Ceramics community, Studio Life, hey clay, free workshops, bbc get creative, open day, festivals and events

We have Moved

We have relocated to central Leeds. Here are pictures of our ceramics studio shortly after the move.

OUR VISION AND VALUESSunken StudioMay 20, 2019Sunken StudioRelocation, Ceramics Centre Leeds, Studio Membership, Ceramics community

International Women's Day 2019

For this year’s International Women’s Day, Rebecca, our Studio Director and Founder, reflects on expectations.

OUR VISION AND VALUES, PERSPECTIVESunken StudioMarch 13, 2019International Women's Day, Expectations, Independent Leeds

Bums, Lips and Tums

Examples of work from our 6 week introduction to ceramics. Inspired by a recent visit to Magdalene Odundo: The Journey of Things at The Hepworth Wakefield.