About Mayfield · Abbotsford, Melbourne
Mayfield holds stories.
Mayfield is a pottery studio shaped by conversation, creativity and community. A place to make, gather, learn and return to, and open to every maker who walks through the door.
Our story
A family studio, built for making.
Mayfield is run by me, Sally, and my brother Michael. We started Mayfield during the COVID lockdowns, in an old mid-century warehouse in Abbotsford, with a simple idea: a place where people could come in, sit down with clay and make, without needing anyone's permission first.
It was a time when so many of us were missing each other, and missing the simple pleasure of making something with our hands. As the doors opened again, Mayfield became somewhere to do both.
Over the years, Mayfield has become a home for all kinds of makers: people who've just finished a course, people teaching themselves, and potters with years of practice behind them. What they share is a love of making, and a community that's always happy to help.
The rebuild
We rebuilt it from the ground up.
Two years ago, we began taking the whole building back and rebuilding it, so the studio would be somewhere people genuinely love to spend their time. We're now putting on the finishing touches. It's still the same Mayfield, just lighter, more comfortable and better equipped.
- Skylights that fill the studio with natural light
- Fans to keep things cool through summer
- A brand-new kitchen, where the kettle is always on
- Accessible bathrooms for everyone who visits
- Four large kilns, with firing usually back within a week
- A new loft, with a balcony coming soon
What we believe
Clay should be for everyone.
No course required
You shouldn't have to pay for a course just to have somewhere to practise. Beginners and self-taught makers are warmly welcome.
Generous by nature
Share what you know, ask what you don't, and bring a friend now and then. That's how a studio becomes a community.
Small on purpose
We cap membership at 25, so there's room to work, time to talk, and a chance to really know the people beside you.
Come and say hello
Drop in any time.
You're welcome to come by and look around during studio hours. No appointment needed. Tuesday to Thursday 9am–9pm, and Friday to Sunday 9am–3pm.