Rainbow Connection Pottery & Ceramic Studio

04/06/2026

It's hard to believe that this week sees us celebrating seven years since we first opened in the Arcade. Such a lot has happened in that time but here we are. We have become a very special pottery family that continues to grow and become something I never once imagined would be possible. I will never consider myself a teacher. I do not teach. I simply give people an opportunity to learn. We play with clay and we learn together. In striving to help you improve your techniques you help me to also learn and grow and I thank you all for that gift.

To the people who call in and message wanting to book a session and don't understand why I say I can't tell you how long I am fully booked for, it is for the most part because of the support and loyalty and love of over fifty people that come in every week and have done so, in many cases now for over five years. I will never be able to adequately express just what that support means to me. I should say it is because I also care for my mum who is 98 and my husband Alan who used to help me both in the shop and behind the scenes but who is no longer able. He had a heart attack in 2022 and then two strokes in 2024. He knows the strokes have damaged his brain, he doesn't know he has vascular dementia. He doesn't need to know. It is thanks to the love and support of my very special pottery family that I can carry on, just doing the best I can, knowing they understand what is happening behind the scenes. I don't share this now because I am looking for sympathy, just because it is time that those of you that don't know me well have a chance to understand why things are the way they are. Why I don't always reply to messages as quickly as I would like to. Why there are days when things just get a little too overwhelming and I've had to learn to say no in order to survive. Despite all that we are still growing, and we will continue to grow for many years to come.

We are not a normal shop. We will never be a normal shop! We will continue to make a mess, we will continue to experiment and learn, because that's where the magic comes from.

As I give thanks for the last seven years and look back on treasured friendships, a few tears but much joy and laughter, I find myself also looking forward to the next seven years, wondering what we will grow and evolve into. Because I know we will continue to grow. Perhaps that is part of the joy of playing with clay. It can become whatever you want it to be. The only limit is your imagination.

23/11/2024

A quick update in case you have been wondering why the shutters have been down all week. Mum has a chest infection which has left her very weak and wobbly. I've spent the last couple of very emotional days working on a plan so that I will be able to open again next week. At this stage, most likely it might be afternoons only at least for a week or two, so I will be in touch with those people who's classes will be affected. Please be patient with me, I'm doing the best I can and please understand that things may still change at very short notice.

13/11/2024

Still a lot of sorting out and putting away to do inside but finally......it was worth the wait!

10/11/2024

Heres a sneak peak!
We will be reopening on Wednesday 13th November.
I think I've missed all my lovely regulars as much as they have missed their pottery sessions the last two weeks. I hope it will have been worth the wait though, when you finally get to see our new home.

10/11/2024

It's been a LONG time since the last update but at long last the big reveal is almost here.....

25/07/2022

Just to let you all know I will be opening again as of Wednesday 27th July.
I am planning to open Wednesday to Saturday 9 -5pm, but please be aware that this could still change at short notice, depending on hospital appointments.
Could I ask that if you need to contact me please can you text rather than phone, or use messenger if it is easier, and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

I'm sorry I won't be able to put in any holiday sessions on a Monday or Tuesday as I would normally do for the summer but I will do my best to try to put in a couple of extra sessions once I have all my regulars settled back in again.

Alan still has a long way to go but we are getting there, slowly. His leg is causing some problems at the moment, the vein harvest site is not healing as it should, so we'll have to go to Morriston every week until they are happy with it. I'm keeping everything crossed that the pump they have put on it and the antibiotics are going to be enough, but only time will tell.

I'm so looking forward to seeing everyone and doing what we do best again - playing with clay and painting! See you soon -x-

07/07/2022

There was one line in particular.... 'You’re one person, and you’re doing the best you can'......I cried.
Miss you all, looking forward to seeing you all again -x-

I know things have been hard lately and you’ve been struggling to keep your head above water.
One thing after another has worn you down, beaten you up and left you mentally exhausted.
Hang in there.
It doesn’t storm forever, though I know it may feel like it never stops.
You reach the end of your days simply weary, laying in bed worried about the endless things on your mind.
Stop and take a deep breath.
You’re going to get through all of this- you always have, because you’re still here, still standing.
I know you may feel like you don’t have time for yourself, but I’m telling you that have to make a little time when you can for yourself-
To unwind, to stop and breathe, to rest your soul.
Taking the fifteen minutes for yourself every day can be a life changer.
You can stop surviving your days and start thriving instead.
Stop beating yourself up for messing up, not being able to do everything or be there for everyone.
You’re one person, and you’re doing the best you can.
On the way to being busy, you’ve forgotten how to be yourself, how to be happy.
Do the little things that fill your soul and give you that small space you need to rekindle your spirit.
Enjoy a cup of coffee quietly.
Watch a few minutes of your favorite show.
Call a friend you miss just to say hi.
Changing your life isn’t about being awesome or making big changes all the time…
Sometimes, it’s about doing the simple things you need to be happy so you can be your best every day
You might just find on the way to seeking joy that something unexpected will happen..
You’ll start feeling that spark you haven’t felt in such a long time..
And that’s what you truly need to start being alive, each and every day..slowly rediscovering that fire you lost.
The world needs more people that are on fire like you once were..
Now it’s time to take back your life and let that spark breathe hope into your hurting heart.
Take a chance, make a choice..
And rise like the Phoenix you were born to be.
|ravenwolf

Phoenix rising merchandise:
https://houseofravenwolf.com/collections/phoenix-rising

01/07/2022

Just to let you all know that I am going to have to stay closed for longer than I anticipated. We've been on a bit of a roller coaster ride the last couple of weeks but I'm hoping now that things will start to improve - nothing is going to happen quickly so I hope you will all understand the situation and be patient with me while I take the time to help get Alan back on his feet again.
No one can tell me at the moment how much of what we are trying to cope with at the moment is due to the surgery and how much is because he got covid in the hospital.
His chest incision has healed really well but his legs are healing very slowly. He is doing really well with his exercises but there are other things that still need to improve before I can leave him for any length of time. Once he can start to eat properly and build up his energy levels then I know we will start to make really good progress.
Much as I am longing to get back to the shop and catch up with all of you I can't rush him so we will continue hopefully to take baby steps forward every day and look forward to when I will be able to be back with you again - I have to stay strong because I know he can't do this alone. He isn't the person that he was but I know with time & effort we will get him back to being the person he wants to be. I miss you all, thank you so much for all your messages of support. It means so much to know you are thinking of us -x-

15/06/2022

As some of you already know Alan hasn't been too well recently and has been waiting for heart bypass surgery since having a heart attack at the end of March. He had the op two weeks ago and he is now back home again.
I will definitely be closed for all of this week and at the moment it is too early to tell if I will be able to leave him next week. We have the district nurse coming later today who will hopefully be able to give me more advice.
I think it is fairly safe to say my opening hours could be erratic for the next few weeks but as soon as he is back on his feet normal service will be resumed.
Thank you for all your patience over the coming days and weeks and thank you for all the well wishes we have received.

08/03/2022

Here is a little sneak preview of a few new items coming soon. Personalised gifts for Mother's Day & Easter....