Any potters out there?

[Patricia 1of 2]

Hello everyone.
I am hoping to move to the Andalucia Region soon as I have sold my house in the UK. So much you need to know but I have been very busy collecting information and guidance. I hope when I get there to set up a pottery studio. Are there any expat potters in the region who might be able to give me some advice?
Looking forward to hearing from you, good or bad or downright ugly!
Pat.

[pilgrim2]

As no one has replied yet........... There use to be a lady on here about 7/8 years ago, I think she was called Sharon?? She and her husband bought a large village house near Jerez and were doing some extensive renovation work and were intending on her setting up a pottery school and him fishing holidays.... possibly art teachers. This may jog someones memory if they are still around....I might even remember the village name one day

[Patricia 1of 2]

Thanks for the response. I am thinking of doing the same thing. Seems I will be going it alone. Shame I was hoping someone out there would be clued up on pottery suppliers. As I don't speak Spanish yet I thing this is going to be quite a challenge. I will not be deterred though.

[gavilan]

Competa in the Axarquia has some potters ... http://www.competaart.com/

[gavilan]

also just remembered Gaucin, near Ronda has a community of artists and similar ...

[pilgrim2]

There is a supplier in Tomares Sevilla, near Leroy Merlin.

[Patricia 1of 2]

Thanks everyone for the info. Very grateful to you all. I am planning a trip in October just to look around the villages and towns of the Almeria province, away from the touristy areas. I want to be in a rural area when I buy. Anyone want to hook up, I will be arriving 11th October staying in Almeria for 10 days. Currently planning where to visit..

[Nimrod]

Are you a hobby potter or is it a business proposition ?

[Lavanda]

Hello Patricia! Congratulations on selling your house and on thinking of moving to Andalucia. You do not mention whether you have an income in place and whether your pottery studio will be, as Nimrod has posted, an enjoyable hobby with, perhaps some teaching and exhibiting as a sideline. If these are your plans then it sounds really, really lovely. If you have no fixed income and hope to earn enough money from your pottery ...

[Chica56]

Patricia - if you are planning your lovely sounding pottery as a business then please research self employment before you commit any funds to it. I don´t want to dampen your dream but.............The structure of self employment is very different here and you have to pay a minimum sum every month (the equivalent of National insurance in the UK) of 250 euros, depending on age, there is no VAT threshold etc.....being self employed in Spain is a tough road to follow.

[Patricia 1of 2]

Thanks for the info. It gives me a lot to think about and raises some serious questions. I have income from my pensions. I will take a long look at the self employment thing and get some professional advice.

[Patricia 1of 2]

Hello Patricia! Congratulations on selling your house and on thinking of moving to Andalucia. You do not mention whether you have an income in place and whether your pottery studio will be, as Nimrod has posted, an enjoyable hobby with, perhaps some teaching and exhibiting as a sideline. If these are your plans then it sounds really, really lovely. If you have no fixed income and hope to earn enough money from your pottery ...

Thanks for the info. It gives me a lot to think about and raises some serious questions. I have income from my pensions. I will take a long look at the self employment thing and get some professional advice.