Justine Jenner Pottery

Justine Jenner Pottery Beautiful pots to be used for the enjoyment of cooking, eating and drinking. I started out in 2011 on an old, wobbly counter top in the garage.

Having taken a break of 13 years from my short-lived pottery career, the reduced daytime demands of family life have enabled me to slowly re-engage with making pots. With no insulation, electrics or running water in the garage I had to put up with the cold, run an extension lead from the house to plug in builders lights to see what I was doing, fetch water from the water butt in the veg patch (nea

rer than the house tap) and stick to slab-built pottery. Everything was fired in a small, portable kiln that runs off a 13 Amp plug. However, blessings came in 2012 when 2 friends from different colleges offered me both a big kiln and a wheel. These lay dormant for another year, as did my work, as we extended our house, piled the kitchen cupboards in to the garage and laid electricity cables and water pipes up to the garage. September 2013 saw the beginning of me working in the new and improved 'garage' pottery. There is still no insulation and it is like Niagara Falls in there during the winter months, due to condensation, and despite sharing my space with bikes, garden and sports equipment, my son's climbing stuff, jam jars, junk and the rabbit, I am so grateful for the space to work. I love throwing, particularly, and everything I make is with food and drink in mind: the cooking of food, the serving of it etc. The shape of mug I want to drink out of depends on whether it's tea or coffee. Is it for a morning coffee or after-dinner with friends? Do I want to make a bowl for a hearty soup or for a child's cereal, or maybe a dessert ? Is the dessert a crumble with custard or a chocolate mousse? Is this mixing bowl for whisking up scrambled eggs or a cake? The permutations are endless. I derive a huge amount of joy from the making of my pots and I wish for you to derive the same from using them; alone or in company.

KISSAKO: pt 3 DID YOU NOTICE?I decided I wanted to make the Julie Thomas ceramics in a whiter clay to really highlight ...
08/04/2026

KISSAKO: pt 3 DID YOU NOTICE?

I decided I wanted to make the Julie Thomas ceramics in a whiter clay to really highlight the intense green of the matcha and subtle colours of the infused teas that Julie would be making with her tea tasting clients.
I chose to work with Earthstone PF700 by Scarva Pottery Supplies . It is a high firing clay, 1220-1300oC with a stoneware/porcelain body. It is not dissimilar to throwing with my usual Studio White Earthenware body but felt considerably different at the wedging and turning stage. When wedging it felt dryer and less plastic and I would often spray water on it and continue wedging. At the turning stage it needed to be much softer than I’m used to otherwise it would shred, like tearing paper. However, it gives a beautiful finish, especially the quality of the definition on rims and edges, as well as that beautiful, ever so slightly creamy white.
And a new clay and firing temp means a whole new set of glazes!!
I tested 3 different manufactured stoneware glazes in powder form (I don’t make my own glaze as I want to concentrate on colour testing) that would give a similar matt with satin sheen finish as my earthenware glaze.
In the end I chose a Frank Hamer Dolomite glaze provided by Potterycrafts & Tiranti that fires up to 1260oC. It gives a soft matt finish that has a subtle sheen patina to it.
The transparent glaze for the interior is a zinc free glaze from Scarva. It’s beautiful! I’ve come to realise that transparent glazes differ in their silkiness and light reflection.
The final photo is of colour inspiration. More of that in pt 4.

KISSAKO (kiss-ar-ko) is a Zen phrase meaning ‘drink tea’ or ‘have a cup of tea’.It is also the name of a new venture hea...
30/03/2026

KISSAKO (kiss-ar-ko) is a Zen phrase meaning ‘drink tea’ or ‘have a cup of tea’.
It is also the name of a new venture headed by Julie Thomas.

Julie approached me last October with a request to make ceramics for her soon to be launched matcha and tea tasting business.
She had loved my ceramic forms and colours when she did a group workshop at my studio a couple of years earlier.
Her first visit, to begin exploring the designs she had in mind and possible colour inspiration, was last November. She brought some her own pots that she used to whisk matcha or drink tea from, plus little dishes for sweet treats.

The design brief was to produce a matcha whisking bowl and latte beaker, a small teacup to drink infused tea from and sweet treat dishes.

The photo above is of the teacup and the sweet treat dish in one of the two colourways finally chosen. The Japanese teapot is Julie’s.

We’ll look at the Matcha whisking bowl in the next couple of posts and talk more about the design process and colour-testing.
sako

I’ve been working on a lovely project for the last 3 to 4 months. It’s been a collaboration with .sako on a set of ceram...
27/03/2026

I’ve been working on a lovely project for the last 3 to 4 months. It’s been a collaboration with .sako on a set of ceramics for her new start up- a matcha and tea tasting business.

I’ll be posting some pot-shots next week of the making process and final designs, explaining how we started with Julie’s passion for Japanese matcha and infused teas, her colour inspirations and her desire to fuse my ceramic style into the mix.

STARTING TODAY: London Potters 40th Anniversary weekend at the Artworkers Guild in Bloomsbury.20-22 March 11am-5pm.Ceram...
20/03/2026

STARTING TODAY: London Potters 40th Anniversary weekend at the Artworkers Guild in Bloomsbury.
20-22 March 11am-5pm.
Ceramics fair, miniatures exhibition, demos, talks, hands-on activities.
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THIS WEEKEND: 20-22 MarchThere is a real online buzz around London Potters 40th Anniversary Event. Many great names in t...
19/03/2026

THIS WEEKEND: 20-22 March
There is a real online buzz around London Potters 40th Anniversary Event.
Many great names in the line up of speakers,


to name just 3,

demos from gowland and others

and LOTS of work from London Potters members (such as MOI!) and a miniatures exhibition from some of my faves,tomlin
cane


alongside 35 other wonderful makers.

Come and join us in Bloomsbury for a Bloomin’ good time. (see what I did there? 😉)
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Some last minute glazing before this weekend’s ceramics fair with London Potters as part of their 40th anniversary year ...
17/03/2026

Some last minute glazing before this weekend’s ceramics fair with London Potters as part of their 40th anniversary year celebrations.

20-22 March
Artworkers Guild, Queen Square, London
11am-5pm daily
potters

I was thrilled to see my work headlining the Spring Craft Collection information on the New Ashgate Gallery Website (fin...
13/03/2026

I was thrilled to see my work headlining the Spring Craft Collection information on the New Ashgate Gallery Website (final photo). The other images are of vases in the workshop this week.
It’s been my birthday recently and I have been wonderfully inundated with tulips.

The Private View is tonight and I’m looking forward to seeing the work of all the other ceramicists, glass and textile artists who will also be exhibiting. will have her work on display. We last exhibited together at on Dartmoor a couple of years ago now and were part of a 3 person panel discussing making, overcoming problems and the mindset of a maker.

The exhibition is open to the public tomorrow and runs till June.
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I’m delighted to have been selected to exhibit at the London Potters 40th Anniversary Members Ceramics Fair!Celebrating ...
10/03/2026

I’m delighted to have been selected to exhibit at the London Potters 40th Anniversary Members Ceramics Fair!
Celebrating London Potters 40th Anniversary

Join us at the Art Workers’ Guild in the heart of London for a 3 day programme of exciting events including:
Talks and Demonstrations
An exhibition of 40 Miniature pots by invited makers
Making your mark by decorating large pots
A display celebrating the history of London Potters
Members Ceramics Fair
Suppliers Corner

20th-22nd March, 11-5pm
The Art Workers’ Guild
6 Queen Square
WC1N 3AT
potters

CHRISTMAS AT PIERREPONT FARM tomorrowFriday 28th Nov 3-8pmFrensham GU10 3BSCome and see the work of local artisans such...
27/11/2025

CHRISTMAS AT PIERREPONT FARM tomorrow
Friday 28th Nov 3-8pm
Frensham GU10 3BS

Come and see the work of local artisans such as and , , , , and as well as myself and many more, to kick off the Advent season. There will be craft activities on offer, mulled wine and wood-fired pizza from the on site Microbrewery and plenty of good cheer.


Mugs are always a popular item at Christmas and, as stocks are low, I’ve been making more over the past week. Hopefully ...
25/11/2025

Mugs are always a popular item at Christmas and, as stocks are low, I’ve been making more over the past week. Hopefully some will make it out of the kiln in time for
Christmas at Pierrepont Farm
THIS FRIDAY 3-8pm
Frensham GU10 3BS


THIS FRIDAY, 3-8pm, I will be taking part in a lovely Christmas event at Pierrepont Farm, just outside of Farnham, with...
25/11/2025

THIS FRIDAY, 3-8pm, I will be taking part in a lovely Christmas event at Pierrepont Farm, just outside of Farnham, with lots of pots to peruse.
I’ll also be bringing a range of seconds and end of line items at great prices.

There will be WOOD-FIRED PIZZA & MULLED WINE to fortify you from the Microbrewery on site, craft activities to join in and beautiful, original and unique work to by from several excellent creatives and makers.

I had planned to do an Open Studio this year but time, health and energy have eluded me at the last hurdle. The Pierrepont Farm Christmas event will be an ideal opportunity to see and buy my work and chat about ceramics.

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