The Chicken Run Studio
Stoneware pottery & Raku
Welcome to The Chicken Run Studio
![20230423_112955 Potter Alison Holmans of The Chicken Run Studio holding a hand built quirky stoneware hare with a rucksack.](https://chickenrunstudio.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20230423_112955.jpg)
Hi! I’m Alison Holmans. In the quiet surroundings of the chicken run, with the chickens for company and the ever-present birdsong, you will find my pottery studio. It makes a wonderful hideaway to bring my creations to life. The Chicken Run Studio really is my favourite place!
I create an eclectic mix of beautiful stoneware and Raku pottery, both wheel-thrown and hand-built. Stoneware is the most durable pottery, which makes it very functional, too. It is safe in the oven, freezer and dishwasher, and can withstand hot summers and cold winters outdoors. More ornamental, Raku pieces are truly unique. Born of fire, they take on a metallic finish that has a nature all of its own.
![20231011_131815 Chickens outside the studio](https://chickenrunstudio.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20231011_131815-scaled.jpg)
Creating is the art.
The properties of clay, heat and glaze influence that art.
Latest work
Here is a small selection of some of my latest work. You can see examples of hand-built and wheel-thrown homeware, gardenware and raku. There is so much more to see! As you browse my website, I do hope that you enjoy my creations.
![20240101_122948 Hand thrown bowl on a stem. Pale blue inside. Coils and leaves outside in natural clay.](https://chickenrunstudio.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20240101_122948.jpg)
![20231213_153512 Four stoneware wheel thrown bowls with sgraffito patterns on charcoal on the outides and glazed insides in blue, orange, green and red, respectively.](https://chickenrunstudio.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20231213_153512.jpg)
![20240101_122648 A decorative hand built stoneware blackbird on round stacking stones on a metal rod, placed in a plant pot.](https://chickenrunstudio.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20240101_122648.jpg)
![20240426_090139](https://chickenrunstudio.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20240426_090139.jpg)
Contact Alison Holmans
Address
The New House
Tanners Lane
Eynsham
Witney
OX29 4HJ
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