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Hand thrown pottery

ABOUT
 Ceramic Designer/maker

HISTORY

PROFESSIONALISM
 
I first became interested in clay when I enrolled on a pottery evening class . From there I was inspired by the versatile and tactile quality of clay and  went on to study ceramic design to degree level in Stoke on Trent. On completing my degree I have worked for a number of ceramic companies as a free-lance designer. As the ceramic industry declined in the late 1980s I developed my own range of ware, from functional thrown designs to individual sculptural pieces, sell through galleries and craft exhibitions. 

TEACHING AND WORKSHOPS


I have taught ceramics in FE colleges for a number of years, from entry level to HND. I also give individual tuition in throwing skills from beginner to advanced in my workshop near Stafford. I specialise in Raku workshops offering the experience of a Raku firing and an insight in the skills and techniques of Raku.

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Raku fired ceramic ware

CURRENT WORK


I make thrown vessels and sculptural figurative forms. I use a variety of finishing  techniques from virtuous slips and glazes to saggar firings. The pieces are based on my interest in clay and its versatile quality. 

Saggar fired moon pot
saggar fired lunar bottle vase
Slipware jug
Thrown dessert bowls
Blue glaze thrown dessert bowls
Saggar fired moon pot
saggar fired thrown cylinders
thrown mugs with slip decoration
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