Single firing at earthernware temperatures and some smoke-firing.
Forms and surfaces inspired by beach stones and geological textures.
2005, Ceramics in the City, Geffrye Museum, London
Mixed exhibition, Tree House, Plaxtol, Kent
Contemporary Art and Design Fair, Islington
Rivers Gallery, Nailsworth, Gloscestershire
2004, 40 years, 40 pots Garden Studio, Hackney
HiddenArt, Open Studios
Commissions welcome. Contact the designer.
Direct from the studio by appointment.
Coiled pots made from coloured clays and slips.
Surfaces scraped, sanded, burnished and waxed.
Single firing at earthernware temperatures and some smoke-firing.
Forms and surfaces inspired by beach stones and geological textures.
Two striped coil pots
Alternate coils of coloured and marbled clay, burnished and waxed. Dimensions: Black H=15, W=29; Red H=17, W=32
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Stone
Coiled in black, red and white clay with layers of colour slip scraped back to reveal finger-mark pattern. Sanded and polished Dimensions: H=20cm, W=26.5cm
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Striated coil pot
Spirally coiled with striations of red, black and white clay. Sanded and waxed. Dimensions: H=19.5cm, W=19.5cm
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Two coiled vessels
Coiled with strips of clay containing horizontal stripes (foreground) and vertical stripes (background). Sanded and polished. Dimensions: H=16cm, W=19cm
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Smoke-fired trio
3 coiled pots in green, red and buff. Burnished and smoke-fired in sawdust and seaweed. Dimensions: maximum height=24cm
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Two striped coil pots
Alternate coils of coloured and marbled clay, burnished and waxed. Dimensions: Black H=15, W=29; Red H=17, W=32
Click thumbnails above to see enlarged below