Justine Jenner Pottery
Tuesday: 09:00 - 16:00
Wednesday: 09:00 - 16:00
Thursday: 09:00 - 16:00
Friday: 09:00 - 16:00
Saturday: 13:00 - 16:00
Sunday: -
About Justine Jenner Pottery
Beautiful pots to be used for the enjoyment of cooking, eating and drinking.
Justine Jenner Pottery Description
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.
I started out in 2011 on an old, wobbly counter top in the garage. 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 (nearer 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.
Reviews
LAST DAY OF The Design Collective Pop-Up shop TOMORROW!! Lavant St. Petersfield from 9am-5pm. Come and see my latest collection of work as part of The Design Collective 2018. Lots of beautiful paintings by Rachel Redfern, baskets from Dada Duka, jewellery by Laura De Zordo and home furnishings by Home Of My Heart. I’ll be in the shop tomorrow if you want to come and browse and have a chat.
ALL THIS WEEK: Come along to the Pop-Up Space in Lavant Street, Petersfield to look at a range of beautiful work by local artists and makers: a new range of ceramics from my workshop, paintings by Rachel Redfern, jewellery by Laura De Zordo, home furnishings by Home Of My Heart and wonderful Kenyan baskets sold by Dada Duka. JOIN US FOR DRINKS TONIGHT AT OUR LATE NIGHT OPENING, 7-8.30pm.
SATURDAY WORKSHOP These ladies brought lots of life, laughter and creativity in to the workshop on Saturday morning. Having got over their disappointment that Patrick Swayze wasn’t turning up, they soon got down to throwing pots on the wheel and hand building bowls and sculpting using coils and slabs of clay. It’s amazing how over the course of 2 hours group workshops get quieter and quieter as creative concentration sets in and a peaceful, meditative space opens up.
NEXT WEEK I’ll be showing some new work at the Pop-Up Space in Lavant Street, Petersfield as part of The Design Collective. My pots will sit alongside paintings by Rachel Redfern, jewellery by Laurie De Zordo, home furnishings by Home Of My Heart and beautiful Kenyan baskets sold by Dada Duka. Open Monday-Saturday from 9-5pm. PLEASE SHARE THIS POST to get the word out there.
Whoops! Here's a small and not totally devastating Friday Failure for you Sarah Bickers freeyourspace.
I've teamed up with SPOON, makers of delicious Granola, to offer a special Spring breakfast giveaway of bowls and granola. Head over to @justinejennerpottery on instagram to enter. Good luck!
Great to see the final product of a fruitful collaboration. Thank you @rachel_redfern @homeofmyheartuk #collaboration #ceramics #lighting #contemporarydesign #contemporaryceramics #interiordesign #interior
First foray in to sanding pots today in order to achieve a better finish. Thank you @jessicathornceramics for your helpful tips. This new style mug will be debuting @sparklecraftfair this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington. #sparkle17 #ceramics #sanding #mugs
Two-Tone Tiny Jugs coming to @sparklecraftfair this Friday. This wonderful makers’ fair runs all weekend: Saturday and Sunday 10am-5pm @ Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington. #sparklecraftfair #ceramics #gifts #christmas
Wylds Farm Christmas Trees OPENING NIGHT TONIGHT!! 6.30pm-9.30pm. Music, food, Apres Tree bar, go-karting, Christmas gifts and just the most charming seasonal cheer. Yes, it’s only November but you’d be a Bah Humbug to miss it. @wyldsfarmchristmastrees #gowyldsatchristmas #seasons #festive #charming
Loving these gladioli in a Two-Tone vase. Not very seasonal but beautiful all the same. #sparklecraftfair #flowers #vases
Christmas fairs are starting!!! I’ll be at The Tithe Barn Christmas Fair tomorrow and Wednesday 9am-4pm, just outside of Petersfield, see @watototrust for details and then it’s the launch night for all things Wylds, @wyldsfarmchristmastrees , this Friday. #christmas !!!!!!!!😮
Memories of summer- so good to see the sun today and feel the warmth in the studio.
What a great, fun day-workshop today with a mother and daughter. Evie was making a Neolithic style coil pot complete with impressed string - pettening, apparently- and Janice was thrilled to discover that, in spite of previous failed attempts, she CAN throw and ended up making 6 pieces!
I’m feeling like a proud mother hen this week as 2 workshop ‘students’ have made some wonderful work this week- all their very own. The work shown is by @melaniestyles who had never thrown before she came and had a go on the wheel at my Open Studio day at the beginning of the month. She booked 3 sessions as she wanted to make and decorate a mug. Well done Mel!!! If you fancy having fun and being creative with clay then see my website for details of my workshops: www.justinejennerpottery.co.uk
Looking forward to bringing these Dimple pots to Cottenden Country Fair tomorrow #cottendencountryfair #ourcountrymarket
THANKS to all who came to see me, friends and strangers alike, in the old apple barn at Blackmoor today. What a lovely fair!
More about Justine Jenner Pottery
Tuesday: 09:00 - 16:00
Wednesday: 09:00 - 16:00
Thursday: 09:00 - 16:00
Friday: 09:00 - 16:00
Saturday: 13:00 - 16:00
Sunday: -