All levels are welcome to join our vibrant community of artists and makers. Our membership offers everything you need to create, connect, and develop your talents.
Membership includes anytime access during our opening hours, up to 15 hours a week. With any membership plan you get your own personal storage shelf (approx. 90cmx45cmx45cm), experienced technicians to fire your work, use of equipment and up to 30 litres a month of set temperature firings. The only additional thing you need to buy is clay, which we sell on-site.
There are several different price structures to choose from, depending on the length of your contract, and how much you pay upfront. Our one-month-notice contract is just £245 per month(2-month minimum term), our 6 month pay-monthly contract is £230 per month, and our one year pay-monthly contract is just £220 per month.
If you want to save more money you can buy a block of months upfront. A 3-month membership costs £695 (so £232 per month), a 6 month membership costs £1,320 (£220 a month), or you can pay £2,550 upfront and get 12 months of membership for just £213 a month. Read more about our contracts.
We are open 66 hours a week, including from 10am until 10pm Tuesday to Thursday and 10am until 8pm Friday to Sunday. We are closed on Mondays.
Prices include use of equipment, tools, and glazes, and standard temperature firing up to 30 litres. Clay is sold separately at a competitive price.
minimum 2 month commitment
auto-renews until cancellation
minimum 6 month commitment
auto-renews until cancellation
6% cheaper vs. 2 month plan
minimum 12 month commitment
auto-renews until cancellation
10% cheaper vs. 2 month plan
Please note that pay monthly contracts are valid for one year, whatever the length of commitment you take on.
You can read more about our membership contracts on the contracts page.
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Single upfront payment
equivalent to £232 per month
Single upfront payment
5% cheaper vs 2 month plan
equivalent to £220 per month
Single upfront payment
10% cheaper vs 2 month plan
equivalent to £213 per month
Single upfront payment
13% cheaper vs 2 month plan
Upfront memberships don't require a committed contract. If you pay upfront we are able to offer a lower membership price.
You can read more about our membership contracts on the contracts page.
Prices include use of equipment, tools, and glazes, and standard temperature firing up to 30 litres. Clay is sold separately at a competitive price.
Please don't sign up unless you have been offered a place by a member of our team.
We have a short waiting list which you can join by filling out this form. We do occasionally have some last-minute cancellations so if you are able to start very soon, you can also email our team at info@turning.earth FAO Shem
If you're eager to dive into pottery, we currently have available spots at our Hoxton and Leyton locations. You’re welcome to start there as soon as you’d like, with the option to transfer to Highgate as soon as a spot becomes available.
minimum 2 month commitment
auto-renews until cancellation
minimum 6 month commitment
auto-renews until cancellation
6% cheaper vs. 2 month plan
minimum 12 month commitment
auto-renews until cancellation
10% cheaper vs. 2 month plan
Please note that pay monthly contracts are valid for one year, whatever the length of commitment you take on.
You can read more about our membership contracts on the contracts page.
.
Single upfront payment
equivalent to £232 per month
Single upfront payment
5% cheaper vs 2 month plan
equivalent to £220 per month
Single upfront payment
10% cheaper vs 2 month plan
equivalent to £213 per month
Single upfront payment
13% cheaper vs 2 month plan
Upfront memberships don't require a committed contract. If you pay upfront we are able to offer a lower membership price.
You can read more about our membership contracts on the contracts page.
Prices include use of equipment, tools, and glazes, and standard temperature firing up to 30 litres. Clay is sold separately at a competitive price.
minimum 2 month commitment
auto-renews until cancellation
minimum 6 month commitment
auto-renews until cancellation
6% cheaper vs. 2 month plan
minimum 12 month commitment
auto-renews until cancellation
10% cheaper vs. 2 month plan
Please note that pay monthly contracts are valid for one year, whatever the length of commitment you take on.
You can read more about our membership contracts on the contracts page.
Single upfront payment
equivalent to £232 per month
Single upfront payment
5% cheaper vs 2 month plan
equivalent to £220 per month
Single upfront payment
10% cheaper vs 2 month plan
equivalent to £213 per month
Single upfront payment
13% cheaper vs 2 month plan
Upfront memberships don't require a committed contract. If you pay upfront we are able to offer a lower membership price.
You can read more about our membership contracts on the contracts page.
It takes 10,000 hours to become a master craftsperson. With the flexibility offered by open-access membership, Turning Earth makers fit their practice around other commitments, working independently at convenient times. More flexible than a class, and with access to more resources than you'd find in a home studio, it's the perfect mixture of the two.
Our team takes care of technical aspects of the making process, offering wrap-around support with kiln firing, and providing clay bodies and glazes that work in our firing cycles. All a member has to do is to leave their finished pieces on the designated firing shelf.
If you have completed any pottery course anywhere you are eligible to join. If you are feeling a bit rusty but prefer a flexible membership to a fixed class schedule, we can set you up with private tuition with one of Turning Earth's teachers.
Each Turning Earth studio provides everything you need to establish the basics, and then further develop your craft to further levels of ability, competence and knowledge. Our facilities include:
Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned potter, our facilities support your creative journey.
If you can't find the answer to your question please don't hesitate to get in touch with our team.
If you can't find the answer to your question please don't hesitate to get in touch with our team.
Contact usThere's always a technician on site to advise members on how to use the equipment, and on the best way to carry out a project. This isn’t structured teaching, as such, but if you want advice on technique they’ll be happy to make suggestions. If you are a bit rusty, don’t worry, you are not on your own!
If you would like private tuition to learn a new process then you can get discounted tuition from Turning Earth teachers or technicians. This costs £30 an hour for one person or £45 an hour for two people.
Glazes are ready-mixed by our staff with test tiles, so you can see how they will look on different clay bodies. Our technicians are on hand to pack the kilns, so you don’t need to worry about that.
Yes, anyone can sign up, as long as they are responsible in the studio. If you are a complete beginner, we recommend you take an introductory class, but after that, you are welcome to become a member and keep practicing at your own pace. There’ll be people on hand to help you. Everyone has to start somewhere and you’ll be amazed at how quickly you’ll improve.
Turning Earth membership is for people aged 16 and above. We cannot have younger children alone in the studio due to the risks inherent in using raw glaze chemicals, sharp tools, and electrical equipment.
Turning Earth is not set up to accommodate professional potters in the studio. Having one or more production potters in the studio would tie up our equipment and make it difficult for others to have access. We want to make sure that facilities are always available for our members whenever they choose to visit. If you are a full-time or professional maker wanting a fully equipped space to run your business then please look at joining In Production, our professional studio in Leyton. It has been designed especially for career makers as so many of our hobbyists have taken their practice to the next stage after spending time at Turning Earth.
Whether you’re looking to master your craft, or just put your hands in some clay and make something, Turning Earth will allow you to work at a pace that suits you. Come whenever suits you, whether your free time is on a Sunday afternoon, or a Thursday lunchtime, or if it changes from week to week.
Turning Earth offers monthly membership instead of hourly or daily rates because every piece you make goes through several steps and takes weeks to complete. You are given your own personal storage areas on-site to store your clay and work-in-progress between visits.
Turning Earth membership is for everyone—inquisitive beginners, off and on hobbyists, and experienced artists. There’ll always be someone on hand in the studio to answer your questions. But if you’d rather have something a little more structured, we run regular classes as well.
Turning Earth is set up for part-time use. This is how we keep costs down for everyone, because this way we can all get the cost benefits of hot-desking and equipment sharing. If we had full-time potters in the space it would tie up the facilities and it would give less value to our part-time members. For this reason, the maximum time a member can use the studio in a week is 15 hours.
We don’t expect that all our members will want to use the studio as much as this. But even if you used it for less than half of that time, you still get great value from Turning Earth. If you come for 5 hours a week, for example, £245 a month still works out at around £12 an hour, compared to the £18 an hour of limited access you might get at other studios.
Our experience is that the equipment provided is plenty for the number of members, as people tend to come and go organically and use the studio at different times. However, on the rare occasion that all of our wheels are in use at a certain time, it would be useful if you could limit your use of that process to 3 hours. If this ever becomes an issue we'll purchase more wheels, but you’ll really help us out by being aware of it and being flexible.
Clay is available for purchase at a discounted price. We also have basic tool kits and throwing bats available. If you want to add additional storage space, this can be bought for a small monthly add-on fee.