We are a friendly, inclusive studio for all level of artist and potter.
7 Spot is a small artist-run community ceramics studio located in Ordsall, Salford.
7 Spot originally opened its doors in 2017 within Islington Mill, growing from one small 250sq ft teaching studio, to now occupying a 900sq ft studio inside Makers Quarter.
We are practicing artists as well as running our courses and workshops in functional and sculptural ceramics. Between us we have 30+ years of experience in teaching art and making ceramics.
We pride ourselves on being an inclusive educational environment for people of all ability levels and experience. We believe in the benefits of clay as a therapeutic tool for everyone, whether as a personal practice or professional endeavour.
Our studio equipment includes 2 toploading kilns, an extruder, a slab roller and 8 pottery wheels. We prepare our own studio glazes and decorating slips, and we glaze fire to cone 6 oxidation.
Pascal Nichols
Studio Manager / Tutor
@pascal.nichols
Pascal founded 7 Spot Pottery in 2017, to carry out his own ceramic practice, and to offer ceramics facilities and education to the local community. He is a qualified teacher (BA Ceramics and PGCE Art & Design) and has over 13 years experience of teaching as a freelance practitioner to learners of all ages and abilities.
Pascal's own work references the aesthetic qualities in late medieval pottery of boldly formed functional everyday wares with roughly applied decoration such as faceting, incised and thumbed embellishments.
Eva Elliott
Studio Manager / Tutor
@ee_pots
Eva is a self-taught ceramicist and jewellery maker with 13 years experience working in formal and informal education settings. She has a BA Hons degree in Fine Art: Sculpture and a PGCE Art and Design.
Eva’s work is inspired by her love of textiles, country pottery and folk art. Eva is a versatile and flexible practitioner and is always up for new challenges, practically and creatively. In Eva’s workshops you can expect a chatty, relaxed environment where all learners are actively included and supported to make the best of their potential.
Ryan Fogarty
Sessional Tutor
@potter.ry
Alex Bishop
Sessional Tutor
@helloabengland
Julie Salmon
Studio Technician / Sessional Tutor
@knitwitsandodditeas
Jeff Salmon
Studio Technician
@knitwitsandodditeas
Ruby Salmon & Mia Elliott-Nichols
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