Reflecting on infrastructure, membership, and long-term sustainability at Sunken Studio - and how changes can continue supporting deeper engagement with craft over time.
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Rebecca Catterall, founder and director of Sunken Studio, reflects:
“Looking back, the moments when learning genuinely changed how I work all shared one thing: each involved being told to stop.
Stop doing what already worked. Stop relying on familiar habits. Stop long enough to work out why.”
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Sunken Studio was founded on the need for a place in Leeds where people could make, connect, and belong. Rebecca Catterall wanted to create an environment where others could do the same, without the barriers that often make ceramics feel out of reach. Nearly a decade on, those founding ideas remain central. Sunken Studio continues to support independence, provide access to essential resources, and offer a space where making is valued as much for the process as for the outcome.
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Explore how clay has shaped Leeds, from its industrial roots to modern-making at Sunken Studio. In this blog, discover highlights from our Heritage Open Day, where urban geographer Rachael Unsworth and founder Rebecca Catterall discussed the enduring links between craft, community, and city life.
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How the studio’s earliest moves - from a home basement to temporary space - shaped ways of working, collaboration, and scale.
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Thoughts on decision-making, responsibility, and the slow work of shaping a studio that can adapt over time.
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What a temporary studio space made possible - from shared making to flexible ways of working.
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How leaving salaried work and focusing on making shaped the early direction of Sunken Studio.
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