Westcote Bell Pottery was established in 1983 in a small rural village South of London, England. Co-founders Vaughan Smith and Jacqueline M. Cohen are a husband and wife team. They both taught school for 5 years until they returned to the United States in 1985.

Their move to Mansfield, Ohio, where they set up a new studio lasted two years. Jacqueline then started a masters program at Ohio State University in Columbus. Vaughan set up a new studio in German Village, Columbus , Ohio. Their new studio thrived and expanded, they sold through 100 galleries and museums, while exhibiting in craft shows across the Eastern United States.

In 1994 they moved to a small rural village called High Falls in New York State, 90 miles north of Manhattan. They moved into a 200 year old Eyebrow colonial and built a studio/gallery. After 14 years the gallery and studio have been expanded to include a separate kiln building to house a large gas kiln, and there are now three showrooms. The original showroom displays the functional tableware and gifts, Jacqueline has a separate showroom to display her paintings and children's book illustrations, the third is for the sinks, tiles and mirrors. Please visit the showrooms by clicking below.

Why not make your own gifts?
Think not, think again. Complete
beginers can be taught how to make pottery forms in one hour. Then our unique technique of paper resist will be used to make your own designs; or make some of our classic designs.
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Workshops . Two days, cost $195 all inc. I need 5 students to run a workshop.

If you have 3 people interested in doing a workshop on a date, please contact me and I will email to see if I can find the other two students.

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