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Commission stunning custom pottery from Olley Pottery. The designs you see were are all original one-offs made for other customers - your pottery will also be unique.
Any life story created by hand in everlasting ceramic. Immortalise the story of your life, your dog's life, your family's life... any life in original, handmade, illustrated and glazed, everlasting ceramics pottery. A drinking vessel, a pouring vessel, decorative or domestic, any shape or form thrown by hand on the potter's wheel, then designed, illustrated and finally fired and glazed to make impervious ceramic collector's pieces and heirlooms.
Do drop me a message with any queries, many of my customers like to discuss a commission with me before placing an order. I can make almost anything for you and will provide a cost for out-of-the-ordinary pottery that's not in my webshop.
Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook @olleypottery
I use tracked shipping throughout the world for complete peace of mind.
Beautiful handmade ceramic pottery gifts for dog lovers, countryside lovers and collectors of unique studio ceramics. Ceramic vases, ceramic pitchers and jugs, ceramic platters and bowls, miniature ceramic sculptures. Because I decorate each piece by hand and then high-temperature glaze, the designs will never fade.
From a simple mug to the most decorative vase my ceramics are all one-offs. Each piece has been hand-crafted by me in Kent, England and decorated to create beautiful, useable pottery.
ABOUT SIMON OLLEY POTTERY
Olley Pottery has sent his ceramics around the world from Switzerland to Japan, Australia to the United States. He is a member of London Potters Association, Kent Potters Association and an associate member of the Craft Potters Association.
All work is made by Simon Olley in Kent, England and will be signed by him.
Follow Simon Olley and his Labrador, Uly on Instagram and Facebook... @olleypottery
Announcement
Commission stunning custom pottery from Olley Pottery. The designs you see were are all original one-offs made for other customers - your pottery will also be unique.
Any life story created by hand in everlasting ceramic. Immortalise the story of your life, your dog's life, your family's life... any life in original, handmade, illustrated and glazed, everlasting ceramics pottery. A drinking vessel, a pouring vessel, decorative or domestic, any shape or form thrown by hand on the potter's wheel, then designed, illustrated and finally fired and glazed to make impervious ceramic collector's pieces and heirlooms.
Do drop me a message with any queries, many of my customers like to discuss a commission with me before placing an order. I can make almost anything for you and will provide a cost for out-of-the-ordinary pottery that's not in my webshop.
Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook @olleypottery
I use tracked shipping throughout the world for complete peace of mind.
Beautiful handmade ceramic pottery gifts for dog lovers, countryside lovers and collectors of unique studio ceramics. Ceramic vases, ceramic pitchers and jugs, ceramic platters and bowls, miniature ceramic sculptures. Because I decorate each piece by hand and then high-temperature glaze, the designs will never fade.
From a simple mug to the most decorative vase my ceramics are all one-offs. Each piece has been hand-crafted by me in Kent, England and decorated to create beautiful, useable pottery.
ABOUT SIMON OLLEY POTTERY
Olley Pottery has sent his ceramics around the world from Switzerland to Japan, Australia to the United States. He is a member of London Potters Association, Kent Potters Association and an associate member of the Craft Potters Association.
All work is made by Simon Olley in Kent, England and will be signed by him.
Follow Simon Olley and his Labrador, Uly on Instagram and Facebook... @olleypottery
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Bonsoir84 on Apr 3, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThe mug is amazing! You captured everything important. Thank you so much Simon!
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Alice on Apr 2, 2021
5 out of 5 starsOlley went above and beyond on this gift for my friend whose dog just passed. He captured the two dogs so brilliantly; it was clear that it was those two specific dogs. My friend and her fiancé cried buckets when they opened their gift.
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Woof on Mar 11, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThis was not my first purchase from Simon but definitely another incredibly beautiful one! This was a very special wedding anniversary gift to my husband (and myself). We married in Australia and only our 2 dogs and some lovely birds and kangaroos have been present on that day. Simon created the two most wonderful mugs I could have imagined. On each mug is a dog and he made kangaroos and Kookaburras for us :) I’m still grateful that Simon made them in time (I had the idea a little late). This will not be my last purchase since Simons creations make the most beautiful gifts you can wish for!!
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Hannah on Jan 11, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThis is absolutely lovely as was my custom item from OlleyPottery. It arrived within a week of ordering and I can't wait to give it as a gift.
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Rebecca on Jan 7, 2021
5 out of 5 starsA wonderful gift from friends, perfectly executed and including our whole menagerie of furry family. Simon was keen to get it exactly right from the start and asked for more photos of the animals from other angles to ensure it was recognisably them. Couldn't be happier! Thank you!
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Rebecca on Jan 6, 2021
5 out of 5 starsGorgeous, beautifully made, safely packaged and a pleasure to do business with! Thank you.
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Mary on Jan 4, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThis is one of the most beautiful things I have ordered on Etsy.
Simon was unbelievably helpful during the process, talking through the options for customisation, and he had it made and posted it to us super fast so it arrived in time for Christmas. My sister and her partner were blown away by the gift, she was in tears she was so happy with it.
I will absolutely be buying another again, this time for myself!
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L on Dec 29, 2020
5 out of 5 starsPerfect! What a treasure down to the very last detail. Great job Olley Pottery - It was perfect and then some! Thank you!
About OlleyPottery
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Simon Olley working on an original black dog themed jug
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Bespoke coffee pot for 4 special dogs by Simon Olley
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The completed black dog jug by Olley Pottery
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Stoneware teapots reduction fired and oxidation (blue) by Simon Olley
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Black is the New Black – award winning ceramics by Simon Olley, Olley Pottery
Commission beautiful handmade ceramic pottery gifts by Simon Olley
I love making pottery, all of my work is totally one-off, thrown on my pottery wheel, then designed and illustrated by hand, no transfers or anything similar is used, every single piece is an original piece of art. I like to experiment and draw new things, but I work by myself so if something catches your eye it's definitely best to grab it before it goes (story of life actually), I may not be making anything similar for a while. Much of my work is inspired by my dog, Uly, but I also love illustrating fish, flowers and the countryside. I live at the foot of the North Downs, just below the Pilgrim's Way in the Kent countryside. Henry VIII's houses of Hever Castle (Ann Boleyn's childhood home) and Knole are nearby, and I'm not that far from Sissinghurst (Vita Sackville-West's former home with its famous White Garden).
ABOUT SIMON AND OLLEY POTTERY
Simon Olley threw his first pot aged 9. He has worked for some years in London successfully as a designer and illustrator. He now devotes his skills to making unique ceramics from his home studio in Kent, England.
The ceramics he throws on his pottery wheel are made using a variety of earthenware, stoneware and porcelain clays. He then decorates the clay, usually at leatherhard stage (damp but not soft), with a combination of slips, oxides and glazes. He may scratch into the surface with a range of small tools – a technique called sgraffito. The work is fired at least twice inthe kiln. The final stage is the pottery being given an all over clear glaze and fired in his kiln at temperatures between 1100 and 1300 degrees centigrade – all of the decoration is fixed under glaze so cannot be washed off or eroded (as ceramic transfers can be). The result is original, impervious works of craftsmanship – heirlooms that could last for thousands of years.
See what Simon and his Labrador, Uly are currently up to by following them on Instagram or Facebook @olleypottery.
All designs are the original work of Simon Olley and are his copyright. All pottery is handmade and decorated by Olley Pottery in Kent, England.
Ceramics are sent with trackable worldwide delivery for complete peace of mind.
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I gladly accept returns, exchanges, and cancellations
The following items can't be returned or exchanged
- Custom or personalized orders
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Wholesale availability
All of my pieces are handmade and decorated as one-offs, for this reason, wholesale is not something I am really able to do. Why not consider purchasing a one-off ceramic as a display piece?
Sizing details
I try to be accurate about sizing but as everything is handmade there is some inevitable variation in sizing. If the size of an item is crucial, please check with me before ordering.
Delivery to USA
Please ensure you give me a 'phone number as UPS won't accept a USA delivery without one. Most of the work I send to USA I am able to use the incredible UPS Priority Guaranteed service, with around 5 days for delivery and fully tracked, I cannot fault it.
Shortly after dispatch, you will receive a tracking number, this allows you to follow the journey of your pottery via the UPS website.
Any queries at any stage of the delivery process please contact me.
Delivery to Europe, Asia, Australasia and beyond
Please ensure you give me a 'phone number as UPS won't accept a delivery without one. Most of the work I send abroad I am able to use the incredible UPS Priority Guaranteed service, with around 3-7 days for delivery and fully tracked.
Shortly after dispatch, you will receive a tracking number, this allows you to follow the journey of your pottery via the UPS website.
Any queries at any stage of the delivery process please contact me.
Delivery of large items
For very large ceramic items abroad (such as a very large platter), I can shop for the best shipping available at the time, I ensure my work is very securely packed before shipment. Please contact me for shipping of large items so I can get a quote. I refund to the customer any shipping overs.
Relocated or moving?
Please ensure you are using the correct address for your order, especially if you or the recipient has moved or relocated recently. Please do double-check the delivery address you are giving!
Local customers wishing to collect their pottery
Local customers who wish to collect their work directly from me, please contact me to arrange a suitable time. Alternatively I am usually able to deliver locally.
Delivery in person
Very locally (within Sevenoaks area) I'm more than happy to drop off completed work if you or the recipient is for example, housebound or does not have transport.
Gift wrapping and packaging
My gift wrapping is pretty basic. My emphasis is always on delivering my work safely and securely and this means strong and functional packaging. If you select gift packaging there will not be a priced-up invoice in the package, though if it is a delivery to the States or other country by UPS it may need to have an invoice both inside and attached outside for customs clearance. I do include an attractive Olley Pottery postcard with all my work and I am more than happy to write on this a handwritten message for the recipient, just let me know when you make your order or send me a message shortly after.
Is your work Corona Virus safe?
All my work has been washed in detergent before packing. Packing or filler materials are either virgin-quality or long-stored before use. Obviously where delivery is involved we rely on the providers (UPS etc) to use the same precautions as they do with all mail order items. Signatures are not collected at the moment, packages are delivered to a suitable safe location (porch etc) and usually photographed as proof of delivery. Great care is taken with all work and deliveries.