Russell Street Studios

We will be only open on Tuesday and Thursday for the school holidays. I hope this doesn’t cause too much inconvenience for a valued customers. Cheers Sonja

We won’t be open today sorry for any inconvenience.

We have some permanent studio spaces available for rent at Russell Street Studios. For further information please send us a DM.

Hi. We have had some new mums reach out to start a regular group to come and use the space. Please DM if you are interested and I’ll connect you to the other mums.

We will be taking a break these school holidays. Please DM if you need something.

Unfortunately we will not be open until noon due to sickness.
Sorry for any inconvenience.

Christmas closing dates…..
We are closing to the public at 2.30pm on Wednesday the 20th December and will reopen at 9.30am on 22nd of January 2024.
If you need us during this period we are contactable through facebook.

We hope everyone has a great holiday and look forward to seeing you in the new year. Cheers Sonja and Sarah

Our last firing for the year on Monday.

http://www.russellstreetstudios.com.au website is up and running click on the link to check it out.

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Thank you to all those who made our first market a successful one it has been a big day and lots of hard work by many to make it all happen.

A huge thank you for supporting local artists!

Today is the day! The inaugural Russell Street Pottery Market is open for four hours, from 10 am to 2 pm, at Russell Street Studios - 13 Russell St, Invermay.

We really need your help to make this event a success. You will find a wide range of functional ceramics and unique pieces that you could take home. If you feel inspired, you can sign up for classes on the day.

Bring your friends and family along, as this is the perfect opportunity to find unique gifts for Christmas. Your support will help local potters continue to create and thrive in our community.

Lex Palmer Bull is primarily known as a printmaker but ceramics has provided a perfect medium to explore her love of process-driven art-making.

The relinquishing of control that comes with working with clay, glaze and fire makes her experience of creating ceramics collaborative and playful.

As a newcomer to the world of clay, the wheel, and glazing, she finds it enjoyable to discover the various ways in which she can combine her aesthetic language with the autonomous nature of clay.

The few wares that she is showcasing at the market are her initial foray into what she hopes will become a long and explorative journey in creating things with mud and fire.

Lex's Instagram is: - show her some love.

Just over a week until the market and we are delighted to introduce Jayme Wearn.

Jayme has been working with clay for a few years learning from wonderful people and potters living on Kaurna and palawa land and in Aotearoa. Mostly working on the wheel, her pieces are eclectic and very rarely planned!

Come and meet her at the market and follow her on Instagram at

Attention coffee lovers 📣: The gorgeous will be parked outside the Pottery Market! What a perfect way to test any new handmade cups! Doesn't get much better than a warm cup of caffeine paired with some beautiful pottery. See you there!

Introducing our next potter Eloise Gurr!

Eloise is a social worker obsessed with glazes. She started playing with clay in 2020 to make pots to house her other obsession - plants! Eventually, Sonja and Sarah at Russell Street Studios convinced Eloise that it was possible to make vessels without drainage holes and the world of possibilities opened up 😅! Eloise loves exploring the infinite variety that pottery offers, including wheel throwing, hand building, slip casting, and the never-ending glaze combinations. There is always more to learn and dive into. Profits from Eloise’s sales at the market will be donated to Enterprising Aardvark, an amazing free, not for profit counselling service supporting people in northern Tasmania who have experienced complex early childhood trauma and sexual assault.

To find out more about this organisation visit: ttps://enterprisingaardvark.wordpress.com/

Introducing our next Pottery Market maker Jane!

Jane Forrest took up ceramics only recently but has fallen completely in love with the art form, particularly the potter’s wheel. She loves experimenting with colour and layering glazes to create unique, one-off pieces.

The market is only a couple of weeks away now - we are getting very excited!

Follow Jane at...
Instagram:
Pinterest:
Etsy store:
https://yanisceramics.etsy.com

Local to Launceston, Linda Phillips is an enthusiastic and talented potter, who after a lifetime love of collecting ceramics and lessons from a master potter created her own backyard studio.

She throws functional ceramics combining her favourite features of Japanese pottery with her own simple, imperfect style to create one-of-a-kind pieces. By using mixes of different glazes, Linda creates unique and beautiful combinations of colours and textures on her pottery.

Come and meet Linda at the Russell Street Studios Pottery Market on Saturday the 2nd of Decemer - only three weeks to go!

Follow Linda on Instagram

Creating pottery and making music are Sarah’s passions. Sarah recently moved from the mainland to Launceston in Tasmania where she is focussed on ceramics and on new musical creations and projects.

Sarah is a small batch ceramicist. She delights in exploring new shapes, colours, processes and finishes and loves the alchemy and limitless possibilities involved in making things with clay. Sarah enjoys the unpredictable nature of every aspect and phase of making ceramics, and the excitement of opening the kiln never wanes! Every item is handled many times and is loved and cared for every time she sees it, touches it, shapes it, and works with it. Sarah is looking forward to meeting the local pottery community and visitors to the inaugural Russell Street Studios Pottery Market.

Follow her on Instagram at

Anyone know a coffee van available for the Pottery Market on 2nd Dec 10-2pm
The one we had booked has had to cancel

Árný Gyða Button has loved pottery for most of her life, practising in both Launceston and her homeland of Iceland (and back again!). In her work, she captures the cold aesthetic of Iceland and its unique cultural customs combined with vibrant splashes of colour drawn from the Australian landscape.

Her works strike the balance of two dramatic landscapes with function at the heart. This keeps her dedicated to the craft, where she continuously learns and experiments, using the potters' wheel to bring her functional wares to life.

Come and say hello on market day.

Follow her on Instagram at:

We are lucky to have Sonja Brough as the Studio Manager at Russell Street Studios. With a profound love for clay and an artist's soul, she has spent years honing her craft, creating breathtaking pottery that seamlessly blends form and function.

Sonja's work reflects a unique fusion of tradition and innovation, where she combines her classical training in ceramics with a contemporary artistic sensibility. Her pieces are not just functional but also serve as works of art that evoke a deep connection to nature and the elements.

Join us at the inaugural Russell Street Studios Pottery Markey where Sonja will be showcasing her skills and creativity through live pottery demonstrations. You'll be able to witness some of her process of transforming clay into beautiful, functional ceramics.

Currently selling her work through Gallery Pejean, she will have some pieces available for display on the day (like the Smugs.mugs in this photo), and chat with you about some of the classes that she offers.



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Hannah Butterfield is new to Tasmania but not new to the world of ceramics. She first threw on the wheel five years ago, in Melbourne. After falling very quickly in love with clay, she started training in India. After an intensive three-month course in the Himalayan mountains (wow!), she developed her skills in wheel throwing, hand-building, and glaze development.

Hannah's small batch ceramics focus on form and function. Each piece is unique, designed to be pleasurable and satisfying to use while adding to space and telling a story.

Come and meet her at the Russell Street Studios Pottery Market and find her on Instagram:

Tarsh Bonnice began working in ceramics 25 years ago and has a Bachelor of Contemporary Arts with Honours, majoring in Ceramics.

Born in Tasmania, Tarsh lives in Northern Tasmania and spends as much time as possible in her home studio, which has views of her native flower garden and the Tamar Valley. She loves nature and is familiar with the local flora and botanicals.

Her pieces are functional and made from porcelain on her pottery wheel. Many designs emanate from flittering moments within the surrounding garden, visits of black cockatoos, and the blossoming of native flowers.

Tarsh’s work can currently be found at her online shop, and we are stoked that she will be at our upcoming market.

Come and meet her at the market and follow her on Instagram:

Jessie Stanley is a hobby potter who started three years ago when she received a wheel-throwing course as a gift. Pottery runs in her family, with her grandmother and uncle making it their life's work, inspiring her to be bold and experiment with colourful designs that express her current whims and interests.

Jessie has a small home studio with an electric kiln where she spends her free time creating small batches of pottery. Always experimenting, she enjoys incorporating patterns and Tasmania's flora and fauna into her work. Jessie hopes the kiln gods will bless her with some of her tall vases and other pieces for the markets.