The most frequently asked question I get is 'how long does it take you to make...' and it is always difficult to answer, so I wanted to document the stages for anyone interested. I work on multiple pieces at once as the clay needs to firm up over night between coils, so it can carry the weight of the added clay, and not distort as the next coil is connected to the previous one. Many potters use a heat gun for this process but I want to keep the electricity usage to a minimum.

It has taken 30 years for me to arrive at the point where I feel Renée Kilburn Ceramics has become a business. Meanwhile, I have been through 🌱 3 creative educations. 🌱 3 positions of being a pottery assistant. 🌱 Running a ceramic production company with my husband. 🌱 Raising a family and looking after ill and dying Mother and Father in law. 🌱 Starting my own company and realising where my strengths and skills lie. Also learning everything around the business aspect itse

I'm Renée Kilburn, born in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1968. I grew up by the coast and was a very quiet and shy child. School was challenging, and despite my efforts, it was never quite enough. Thanks to my brother, I was able to move to Stockholm after graduating. There, I began working at H&M and discovered my first Art Foundation Course. Both my life and I transformed! After a few years, I switched jobs and became a sales assistant at Dekorima, an art material supply store, wh