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Welcome Pack
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Hazardous Materials and Equipment (includes recommendations for expectant mothers).
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Support to follow:
* Equipment: Potter’s Wheels, Glaze blunger, Extruder and dies, Heat guns, Ladders, Glaze, Induction
* Health and Safety Induction
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To use your own clay, glazes or other materials intended for firing in studio kilns you must first complete our BYO (Bring Your Own) testing and validation process.
Please read full details on this process at this link
BYO Materials - Members Accesible Log
You can then book your BYO Clay & Glaze appointments:
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For work which sticks to the shelves during firing we use a Glaze Ticketing procedure similar to the speeding penalty point system. Review the policy here.
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Pots deemed not ready for firing will be bounced from the firing trolleys back to the members glaze/bisc storage trolleys - review the full process here.
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Mugs, September 2026
Small Matters, December 2026
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Clay Social – Friends & Family Pass
Members can now invite a guest into the studio with a Clay Social pass - a way to introduce friends or family to what you do here.
→ The pass costs £10 per guest
→ Any materials used are charged at the usual member rates through your account
→ You’re responsible for your guest for the duration of their visit, including any work they produce
→ All activity is subject to the same constraints as your membership
Important:
This pass does not include access to the wheel. You can show your guest what’s involved, but no wheel work is permitted - wheels are reserved for members and scheduled classes only.
Clay Social isn’t a substitute for a throwing taster or class, and we ask all members to help us protect the balance between open access and structured learning.
Thanks for helping us keep the studio running smoothly and fairly for everyone.
Friends and family will need to pay the supplement, but as a member, your access is already covered.
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Sunken Studio’s Members Markets are set to become a regular feature in the calendar providing structured milestones to develop skills, share work, and engage with a wider audience. These quarterly events are an opportunity to gain experience in exhibiting, pricing, and marketing while building connections within and beyond the studio.
Market Dates
Markets will take place:
26 July 2026
31 October & 1 November
Opportunities for Development
The markets are an opportunity to:
Work towards tangible goals.
Gain experience in exhibiting, pricing, and presenting your work.
Develop a regular practice of making and refining pieces.
Connect with other makers, studio members, and new audiences.
Gain feedback.
Guidance for Exhibiting & Marketing
To help you prepare for these markets, we have put together some simple guidance on exhibiting your work and marketing effectively:
Preparing for the Market
Select your best pieces - consider what represents your work well.
Think about display - how will you present your work to make it inviting?
Price your pieces thoughtfully - consider the time and materials involved.
Costing and Pricing and the Aims of the Members Markets
We recommend reviewing our Costing and Pricing handout for guidance on how much you sell your pots for. We use a system of Price Floors for our members markets, this helps:
promote the value of handmade pottery , quality ceramics and craft.
to make the markets more stable and predictable for buyers and sellers
prevent concern of undercutting fellow stall holders
Review the handout at this link.
Marketing Your Work
You are encouraged to take an active role in promoting your work. A collective effort will help ensure each market is a success. Here are some ways to promote effectively:
Social Media: Share your work on Instagram and tag @SunkenStudioLeeds
Email & Word of Mouth: Let friends, family, and customers know when and where they can find your work.
Photography: Good images help! Photograph your pieces in good light and share behind-the-scenes insights. Leave plenty of space around your pieces to enable resizing for different social platforms.
The Sunken Studio team will provide light promotional support, but the most meaningful engagement comes from you sharing your own work.Your audience will come to see your work.
If you need any further guidance, a more detailed marketing handout is available here.
If you have any questions or need support, please ask!
Access
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Monday 10:00-21:00
Tuesday 10:00-21:00
Wednesday 10:00-21:00
Thursday 10:00-21:00
Friday CLOSED
Saturday 10:00-17:00
Sunday 10:00-17:00
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Easter: Saturday 4 - Monday 6 April (3 Days)
Early May bank holiday: Monday 4 May (1 Day)
Spring bank holiday: Monday 25 May (1 Day)
August Bank Holiday: Saturday 29 - Monday 31 August (3 Days)
Christmas: Thursday 24 - Monday 28 December (4 Days)
Reduced Opening Hours:
Monday 21 to Wednesday 23 December, 13:30-19:00
Tuesday 29 December to Thursday 31 December, 10:00-15:30
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Open Day:
TBC 2026
Member’s Markets:
Sunday 26 July 2026
Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November 2026
Studio Updates (Quarterly):
Monday 23 March 2026