
Hello! I'm Laura Brownsteele
I'm the owner of Obscuria Pottery Study, octopus enthusiast and adult impersonator.

From York to Hexham
I moved to beautiful Hexham in 2021, mid-pandemic, with my husband, two kids and Springador.
I'd been balancing a part time job with being a ceramicist, selling through Etsy and markets up and down the country when, one day, on my way to Grateful Bread, I passed a vacant shop on Market Street and made some tentative enquiries about taking it on. A few months later I'd handed in my notice at work and now had a small shop and pottery studio... which wasn't scary at all!

Filming with Robson Green for his TV show Weekend Escapes!

Filming with Robson Green for his TV show Weekend Escapes!

Filming with Robson Green for his TV show Weekend Escapes!

What do I make?
After potting for nearly 10 years I've worked out that I need to make what I like and what I like is usually Octopuses, dark forest imagery, the macabre and anything witchcraft adjacent.
All my ceramics will be available in store and online.
Take a look at my Etsy store and follow me on Instagram
You can also shop in-store at LORE which you'll find direclty across the street from my studio.




