The Warwick Pottery Newsletter – Spring 2025

Happy Spring to all of our students and community members. At Warwick Pottery, we're welcoming the spring showers and warming weather with open arms. In this edition of our newsletter, we are sharing a very special announcement. Keep reading to see what's coming up at Warwick Pottery!

What’s New at Warwick Pottery...

Spring Cleaning Notice! Spring has sprung! This means we’ll be busy bees at Warwick Pottery, getting the studio ready for the summer rush. Please ensure you pick up your bisqued pieces from the kiln room. Bisqueware that has not been picked up within one month of its firing date may be discarded or used as test tiles (and we hate to see that happen!). Please also make sure you are signing the bottoms of your pots! We have noticed an increase of bone dry pots with no names being left on the greenware shelves. If unidentifiable bone dry pieces are left on the greenware shelves for too long, they will be discarded. Check it out! New Website Addition! - Our Student Works Section Our NEW Student Works page is dedicated to the incredible students of our studio who choose to share their art in the most vulnerable of ways. Below is a selection of student-submitted works. We hope you find beauty and emotion in their words and art. If you want to share pictures of your favorite work, please send Marilyn a picture! Please keep in mind that these images will be used on our website, so clear photos with good lighting will look best. Any smartphone camera should be able to capture your piece perfectly! The submitted photos must be of pieces that were made at Warwick Pottery. Check out our Student Works page and fall in love with some beautiful vessels! Updated Class Schedule for April/May Our April/May schedule has been posted to the website. Please check out the Class Schedule for the most recent schedule!

What are the 3 clays used by potters at Warwick Pottery?

Mid-range clay is called stoneware and fires between Cones 4 and 6. It can be red, white, brown, black, or gray and can be stained with other colorants. At Warwick Pottery we use a brown called Hazelnut, a smooth Porcelain body which fires very white, and a white stoneware called Angel White made by Standard Clay.

What are the 4 S’s of pottery?

The four S's hold things together. Missing any of these stages will cause your pieces to break off and not stick together. The four S’s stand for: 1. Score 2. Slip 3. Stick 4. Smooth