Working in porcelain and stoneware, I combine drawing, painting and printmaking to build narrative on the surface of decorative hand built ceramics. Fingerprints, brush strokes and making marks are intentionally left exposed to accentuate the relationship between vessel and subject. I initially studied Textile and Surface Design at Gray’s School of Art in 2010, before going on to… Read more »
Art Media: Ceramics
Barry Stedman
Barry is a ceramic artist whose colourful, dynamic forms come out of a deep connection to the landscape. All the work, developed in series, is rooted in the directness and urgency of drawing outside; responding to the weather, drama and life which surrounds his garden studio by the river Flit in Bedford. Starting on the… Read more »
Matt Grimmitt
‘I make pots that are designed to be used in the home, a celebration and enhancement of the table. When I started making pots it didn’t take long for me to realise that I had a true passion for traditional slipware pots, especially old, functional country pottery. I wanted to create shapes that have roots… Read more »
James & Tilla Waters
‘Our pots are in the tradition of functional domestic wares, however we conceive and evaluate them increasingly in aesthetic terms. Subtle qualities – the degree of curve in a bowl for instance – hopefully result in work which is pleasing to live with beyond being simply nice to use. We are conscious of our place… Read more »
James Burnett-Stuart
James trained at Harrow College, made ranges of tableware for The Conran Shop, Designer’s Guild and Egg. Pots from this period were often featured in magazines like World of Interiors, Elle Decoration and Country Living. He has held solo shows of more individual pieces at The Scottish Gallery (Edinburgh), Egg (London) and Charleston Farmhouse (E.Sussex)…. Read more »
Jane Bowen
Jane graduated from Camberwell School of Art in 1989, then worked in a pottery in Delhi, and potteries in North Devon before apprenticing to Clive Bowen. Jane set up her first pottery in Northmoor in 1995, and now works from her studio in Tackley with husband Dylan. Influences include traditional European slipware, Japanese ceramics, Staffordshire… Read more »
Louise Brosnan MA RCA
Louise graduated with an MA from the Royal College of Art in 1988, after a printmaking extended study course and Fine Arts degree at Camberwell School of Arts. Since then she has successfully worked in many other art forms including textiles, film/animation and ceramics, with a recent dedicated return to painting. Louise’s work draws on… Read more »
Rachel Tudor Best
‘I am an award-winning illustrator, a graduate of Hereford College of Arts, and from Wales. I work with several mediums within the visual arts: ceramics, paint, illustration and animation. Research, observation, drawing and painting underpin my work. I was brought up in the pit village Glyncorrwg in the Afan Valley, and now work from my… Read more »
Thomasin Toohie
‘… Strange things catch my eye. Something I have seen for the first time. It may be an atmosphere (indefinable) or it may be as simple as an arrangement of shapes and colours. I like urban settings, places which humans have humanised. I like the way shadows fall across different surfaces, the way light plays… Read more »
Clementina van der Walt
Clementina has been a significant force in South African ceramics for the last three decades. Here is an artist working with a unique purity and vibrancy, from outside the British ceramic tradition. ‘I am in search for meaning and the expression of meaning in everyday items used for both utilitarian and ritual purposes. I am… Read more »