Hello and welcome to my pottery site. My name is Helen, and I specialize in wheel-thrown ceramics which I make in the Eden Valley. You can usually find me swimming in Ullswater two to three times a week – so hence I call myself Ullswater Ceramics.
If you’d like to see what I’m up to pottery-wise (and also swimming-wise) you can find me on Instagram @ullswaterceramics. This site only has a small selection of the items that I do and is not updated as often as it should be.
If anything catches your eye, or your have an idea for a commission, please get in touch by email at info@ullswaterceramics.com or via social media.
Where to find my work
- Interlude Ceramics, Brougham Hall, Penrith, just a couple of miles from junction 40 of the M6. I learned to throw here with the amazing Mary Chappelhow and have a selection of my ranges available here including my swimming mugs, copper green range and my raku pears.
- Calgary Art Gallary, Calgary (near Dervaig) on the Isle of Mull. This gorgeous gallery is only a few miles from Langamull, which is a really special place that has inspired a lot of my work. You can find my Langamull barnacle range, my sea urchins and my swimming mugs here. [Please note Calgary Gallery will be closed from 31 October 2025 – reopening in April 2026].
- Ullswater Swim Place, Another Place, Watermillock, Ullswater CA11 0LP. You can find my swimming mugs in Colin’s excellent swim shop, just up the side of the Another Place hotel.
- Makers Mill, Keswick. This amazing place is a mix of gallery and studio space, and they do workshops too. Maker’s Mill stock my swimming mugs, pears and some of my copper-green range, including yarn bowls. For Christmas 2025, they will have some of my raku baubles.
Upcoming shows for 2025
- Rydal Hall Christmas Craft Fair – Rydal Hall, nr Ambleside – 29 November 2025
- Open studio – Great Salkeld, Penrith 12-13th December 2025. [Please contact me directly for details]
Previous shows
- PotFest in the Pens, Penrith (Autumn) – 17-19 October 2025
- Penrith Show – 19 July 2025
- Eden Valley Artistic Network – Spring Open Exhibition – 11 April 2025 to 2 May 2025 – This year I have some new wave-themed vases, and a selection of my raku urchins.
- PotFest in the Pens, Penrith (Autumn) – 18-20 October 2024
- Factory, Festival of Creative Arts – 17-18 August 2024, Cumberland Pencil Museum, Keswick
- Dufton Show – 31 August 2024.
- Penrith Show – 20 July 2024
- Space2Create – Open Exhibition – March and April 2024
- Eden Valley Artistic Network – Spring Open Exhibition – 5-26 April 2024
- Wonderful Wild Women Christmas Craft Fair, December 2023
- PotFest in the Pens, October 2023
Thank you for visiting.
