Kate Ackroyd Cooke

I make contemporary functional ceramics and sculptures inspired by nature and the texture and colours of the gritstone edges of the Peak District. You can visit my lovely garden and pottery studio.

My pottery studio is in my garden and I’m located in leafy Nether Edge, surrounded by beautiful parks and close to cafes and other Open Up artists. I make functional pottery on a potter’s wheel, slowly in small batches and design pottery intuitively. I hope that each piece can connect you to a slower way of being and the natural world that inspires the textures and glazes I use.

I will have a selection of pottery for sale and will run 2 hand-building workshops over the weekend – these will be available to book on my website. I hope you can join me to enjoy the garden and talk about all things clay!

Studio visits

The studio will be open 11am – 5pm for visits on the following days:

Saturday 2nd May
Sunday 3rd May
Monday 4th May

About my studio

My Pottery studio is a small, old outbuilding at the end of the garden surrounded by plants.

Visitors to the studio will be able to buy my work
I’m happy to undertake commissions – please ask!
I provide workshops and private tuition

Studio Accessibility

Ground floor with some steps
The studio is accessed by steps into the garden, then follow the side gate down a narrow passageway into the garden. The studio is another 4 steps up at the end of the garden.