Coronavirus Update
Pottery Courses, Classes and Bed and Breakfast are closed to students and guests until August. The bed and breakfast is now fully booked until the end of September, pottery courses are fully booked until the end of December 2020.
The health and well being of our guests and potters is very important to us. We have carried out a full COVID-19 risk assessment and have reduced course sizes to a maximum of 5 students per course in order to ensure 2m social distancing in the pottery.
The pottery showroom is now open.
In the meantime, please take care and we look forward to seeing you all soon.
From Jo, Philip, Lyndsey and Sophie
Weekend Pottery Courses
Join us for a residential pottery weekend. It doesn’t matter if you are a complete beginner or an experienced potter, you will be able to slow down and enjoy your time here. You can be yourself and create things in clay which express who you really are.
The weekend will give you time to make pots on the wheel and hand build with clay. People find it peaceful here… it is full of birds and flowers. The open Forest is only ten minutes walk away, offering inspiration and opportunity to walk and discover. Local cafés and pubs offer quality local produce for your evening meals and entertainment.
Jo Osman – potter
Angels Farm Pottery was established in 1974 by me, Jo Osman. I trained at West Surrey College of Art and Design after spending three years teaching pottery in California. Whilst at college I spent six months with Gwyn Hansen in France who taught me my workshop skills and gave me the attention to detail necessary for good potting.
Over the years I have used a variety of clays and firing techniques but have settled on reduced stoneware to produce functional usable pots. Having grown up a farmers daughter here at Angels Farm my decoration and shapes are reflections of a peaceful and slow way of life. I hope my pots transmit a little of that peace.
Whilst I have exhibited my work I prefer people to come to the pottery to buy my pots. In recent years I pot less and teach more. I have taught many generations of village children to enjoy clay and its opportunity for self expression. I have taught adults since 1974 and have several vibrant weekly classes, people come not just for the clay but for the slow down… a chance to escape from their high speed lives.