Profile · Molly Hughes

“A mug has to sit well in your hand. Everything else is decoration.”

Shelves in the Chagford workshop. She mixes her glazes from the ash of her own wood stove.

She has worked with clay since she was sixteen. After art college, she spent four years throwing mugs and bowls for restaurants, then eight years teaching children at an arts centre. Since 2024, she has had her own workshop and runs classes for adults.