There’s no doubt that quite a lot of people are feeling the financial pinch at the moment, and it doesn’t look as though it is going to improve any time soon.
Those of us involved in pottery studio businesses know all too well that we are at the luxury end of the market. If it means playing with clay or doing the weekly shop, then the clay is always going to be on the losing end of the discussion.
For the first time, we are hearing about studios which, instead of grappling with unmanageable waiting lists, are having to work hard to fill places on classes and courses. And the costs just keep going up, meaning that it’s next to impossible to keep class fees down as well.
Here at Cheshire Clay Studio, we count ourselves extremely fortunate as we are located in an area of comparative wealth. Our farm-shop site location has high-quality outlets such as a garden centre, upmarket café, country wear store and
