About us
Our journey has led us to make what we love, continually evolving and refining our practice - now from our garden studio in Hornsey, North London.
It started with a pottery class, then membership of Cernamic, a community studio in Stoke Newington, London. We began creating independently, and Ceramasistas was born.
We use a variety of clay bodies, glaze techniques, wheel throwing and hand building. Karen draws inspiration from the texture of lichen, the undulations of sand and pebbles on the beach and the endless East Anglian skies. Gill finds poetry in the perfection of veins on a leaf and the ever-changing colours of the garden.
Collaboratively and individually, we create functional pieces reflecting our love of colour and texture.
What we do
Ceramics
Our functional pieces are thrown and hand-formed in various stoneware clay bodies.
A cup or mug for your favourite brew. A bowl for your lunch, a plate for your dinner - our foodware is beautifully designed.
Candles
Our candles are poured in small batches, using eco soy wax and quality fragrance and essential oils.
Each candle vessel is uniquely glazed and food safe for repurposing after the wax and fragrance have burned.
We can refill your candle vessel upon request from our signature fragrance collection.
Decorative items and commissions
Our practice includes Raku-fired pieces, both glazed and naked techniques. These one-off items reflect the joy we find in the making process. Each firing inspires the next project. Commissions taken on request.
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![Set of ceramic plates with abstract blue and green design on a wooden plate stand, on a white surface with shadow.]()
Plates
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![Two ceramic coffee mugs with blue glaze and earthy brown bottoms on a white surface.]()
Mugs
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![Three blue and green glazed ceramic bowls with a bamboo whisk inside one of them, set against a plain background.]()
Matcha bowls
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![Set of four green leaf-patterned ceramic dishes of various shapes and sizes, with one small dish on a wooden stand.]()
Leaf plates
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![Small ceramic vase with black abstract vertical stripe design, placed on a white surface with a shadow cast to the right.]()
Vases
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![Three small ceramic houses with holes in the front, each with a tiny wooden spoon inside, placed on a white surface.]()
Salt pigs
Where to find us
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Bethnal Green
Every Saturday from
1 November to 20 December 202510 am - 4 pm
Outside E Pellicci’s cafe,
Bethnal Green Road,
London E2 0AG -
Hornsey
Saturday 13 December 2025
1 pm - 5 pm
Three Compasses Pub
62 High St,
London N8 7NX
Get in touch.
Have you seen anything you like? Drop us a message and we’ll be in touch.
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