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Pencil Ceramics is a Cape Town based pottery studio that offers ceramics classes on the wheel for beginners and advanced potters.

The studio also offers integrative workshops that combine Life Coaching and pottery for students who want to explore their life goals and shape them with intention through clay.

09/11/2026

There's a lot that happens before the first hands touch clay.

Preparing the workstations, wedging clay, checking on pieces in progress and making sure everything is ready for the people who walk through our doors.

Running a ceramics studio isn't just about the making. It's about creating and maintaining a space where the making can happen.

06/11/2026

Before the shape. Before the finished piece. Just clay, water, and a pair of hands.

05/11/2026

You might notice the presence that comes from working with your hands.

The outside noise drowns out. Your attention returns to what's in front of you. And for a little while, you're completely absorbed in what you're creating.

We think that’s one of the most beautiful parts of working with clay — learning to enjoy the process, not just the finished piece.

04/11/2026

A little look at the story behind Pencil and the philosophy that continues to shape it: Shape with intention.

Ellen shares how Pencil Ceramics began, the idea behind the studio, and what inspired her to create a space for people to learn, make, and connect through clay.

03/11/2026

There is something about working with clay that asks you to slow down.

You can't be somewhere else entirely. You have to feel the material, pay attention to your movements and respond to what is happening in front of you.

At Pencil Ceramics, the process asks for more than simply making something. It asks you to be present while you make it.

And in a world that constantly pulls our attention in different directions, there is something valuable about that.

Perhaps the pause isn't separate from the making. Perhaps it's found within it.

Address

Pencil Ceramics, 160 Sir Lowry Road, Buchanan Square
Cape Town
7925

Telephone

+27660797545

Website

https://www.pencilceramics.com/

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