Ceramics Studio Website Development

Modern 5-page website for a small ceramics studio (WordPress + Elementor) Project Description I run Shipley Ceramics Studio. We make small-batch functional and sculptural pottery and teach private wheel / glaze lessons. The studio is growing and we need a clean website that looks like a craft studio, not a generic small-business template. This is a design + build job. I will supply photos and draft text. You design, build, and hand it over ready to use. Goal Visitors should understand three things in the first screen: We make handmade ceramics. You can book a private lesson. You can contact us to buy a piece or ask about classes. Platform WordPress Lightweight theme (Astra, Kadence, or similar) Elementor (or Gutenberg if you can keep it equally polished) Must be easy for a non-technical owner to change text and photos No custom booking app. No payments. No WooCommerce shop in this phase. Pages (5) Home — full-width pottery photos, short intro, featured pieces, “Book a class” and “See the work” buttons The Work — gallery of 12–16 pieces (I provide photos). Simple grid, lightbox, short captions Classes — private lessons: who they are for, what to expect, how to inquire. Inquiry form (name, email, preferred dates, class type) About — short maker story, studio photo, warm and personal tone Contact — form + placeholder for studio location / hours Plus a simple header, footer, and 404. Design direction Quiet, tactile, natural. Clay, linen, warm off-white, charcoal, one accent (soft rust or moss). Large photography. Little decoration. Editorial typography. Not playful-cute, not luxury-fashion. Mobile first. Studio clients often book from a phone. I will send 3–4 reference sites after hire. Do not copy them. Must include Responsive desktop / tablet / phone Contact form + class inquiry form (Formidable, WPForms, or Fluent Forms) Basic on-page SEO: titles, H1/H2, alt text on images I provide Fast enough: no heavy sliders, no unused plugins Cookie-light setup 2 rounds of revisions after the first full draft 10-minute Loom (or written) handoff: how to edit a page, replace a photo, read form entries Out of scope (do not quote these into this job) Logo design Product copywriting from scratch Online shop / inventory Paid ads, SEO campaign, blog content Custom membership or calendar with deposits If those are needed later, they will be separate jobs. What I provide Logo file (if we have one) or wordmark to typeset 15–20 photos of pots, hands, and the studio Draft text for all 5 pages Brand notes: colors I like / do not like Timeline 10–14 days from kickoff.

How to apply

Do not send a generic “I can do this” bid. Please include: 2 live websites you built for a maker, studio, shop, or hospitality client Theme + builder you would use and why A one-paragraph plan for the Home page Confirm the price is $650 fixed, including the two revision rounds Your delivery date Bids without real links will be ignored.