
Paint your own ceramics
& unleash your creativity


At Pot en Ciel, we provide a relaxing, creative and supportive environment where people of all ages and artistic abilities can paint unique pieces of ceramics.
Also known as a ceramic painting café (we serve delicious cakes made by The Little Bakery of Happiness, tea and coffee) located in The Chapel at the Bazaar, West Street, Oundle, we offer a wide range of bisque* (blank ceramic) for you to paint, a space where you can discover your potential and as much help as you need to paint your own ceramics.
Our studio is fully accessible.
We look forward to welcoming you !

How does it work?
It really is super simple and anyone can create beautiful and unique pieces of painted ceramic.
1

Choose what you want to paint
We have a huge choice of blank ceramics.
2

Select your colours and tools
from our range of more than 30 colours and from a selection of sponges, stencils, silk screens etc.
3

Explore different techniques
and paint your bisque (the blank ceramic item you've chosen)*. Take as long as you need, there is no rush, we want you to relax and enjoy the process.
4

When you have finished
simply leave your 'work of art' with us, and we will glaze and fire it for you.
5

Collect your beautiful creation
from us a week later and, maybe, start on your next masterpiece?
*In ceramics,"bisque" refers to ware that has been fired once and has no chemically bonded water left in the clay.
Bisque is a true ceramic material, although the clay body has not yet reached maturity. This stage is also sometimes called biscuit or bisc.