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 »
Art Media: Ceramics
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 »
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 »
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 »
Daniel Smith
Since graduating from the celebrated Harrow Ceramics course in 1994, Daniel has worked from the same East London studio he helped establish. This continuity is reflected in his work with a commitment to exploring the same family of useful forms – plates, bowls, cups, jugs, vases. All pieces are hand-thrown porcelain with a pared down… Read more »
Dylan Bowen
‘I make wheel thrown and handbuilt slip decorated earthenware, fired in an electric kiln. I would say all the work is functional. Working with slip is for me all about the moment, everything else is preparation for that. I prepare the materials, plans, ideas and myself and then stop thinking and act. Sometimes it works… Read more »
Helen Beard
My ceramic work combines my sketches and observations of our everyday lives with a simple and fresh domestic pot. Looking at people, their actions and their surroundings, I illustrate the funny things from the way we live that bring humour and joy. Using my pots as a canvas, I boldly draw directly onto the white… Read more »
Jacqueline Leighton Boyce
Jacqueline’s ceramic work draws inspiration from her immediate landscape. The pieces are extremely personal and solitary, displaying a simple and sometimes romantic narrative that is acquired from living within and exploring Exmoor on foot. The handbuilt vessel form is prosaic rather than purely functional, with titles that are quite suggestive and evocative, inviting closer scrutiny…. Read more »