Current Work

Current work comprises functional and decorative vessels made in salt/soda-glazed stoneware, reduction stoneware and porcelain. Recent work is influenced by an interest in artefacts from ancient cultures, and vessels from Europe, China and the Classical World. I make a range of work including functional table and kitchenware and individual pieces.

I try to find a balance between the useful and the ornamental aspects of the vessel. The chance nature of vapour-glazing adds an element of unpredictability to the making process where deliberation and intuition contribute to the finished result.

Technical

Salt and soda ware is fired in a 30 cubic foot oil-fired kiln at 1300C. I use a10 cubic ft. propane gas kiln for biscuit and stoneware firings. Most work is thrown using an electric wheel. After turning and handling I use a variety of slips and raw glazes based on china and ball clays, some of which are coloured with oxides and commercial stains. All work is biscuit-fired. This enables further glaze treatments to be employed, extending the possibilities of surface qualities

Background and History

Education:
1971-1973 Harrow School of Art and Design, London
1967-1970 College of Education, University of Wales, Cardiff
1963-1965 College of Art, Portsmouth

Professional Practice:
1973-1975 Hunworth Pottery. Making salt-glaze studio pottery
1975-1979 Dartington Training Workshop Pottery, Dartington, Devon
1979-1985 Private studio in Cardiff
1985-Present Studio workshop at Pine Cottage, Whitchurch, Herefordshire
1974-Present Professional member of the Craftsman Potters Association, London
1976-Present Crafts Council Index Member
1982-1984 Member of Arts Council in Wales Craft Committee
1977-1983 Council member of Craftsmen Potters Association
1977-1978 Vice-Chair of Craftsmen Potters Association

Teaching Posts:
1979-2003 Course Director B.A. (Hons) Ceramics, School of Art & Design, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
1974-1981 Visiting lecturer, College of Art, Farnham, Surrey
1979 Visiting lecturer, Kunsthandwerkschole, Bergen, Norway
1972-1973 Lecturer, Harrow Education Authority, London
1970-1971 Art teacher, Acton County High School, London

Current Work Availability

Bowie Gallery Hay on Wye Herefordshire.
Candover Gallery, Arlesford, Hampshire.
Contemporary Ceramics Marshall Street London
Where I Fell in Love Gallery, Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire.
Imagine Gallery, Long Melford, Suffolk

Recent Exhbitions and Selected Exhibitions

Recent Exhibitions:

2006
Group Exhibition, Parkfield Gallery, Ross-on-Wye
'Art in Clay' 2006, 12th National Pottery & Ceramics Festival, Hatfield
'Salt-Glaze Ceramics', Ha Gamle Prestegard, Norway
Earth & Fire 2006, International Ceramics Festival, Rufford Craft Centre
Seventh International Competition, Salt-Glaze Ceramics, Koblenz

2005
Christmas Exhibition, Where I Fell in Love, Gallery, Shipston-On-Stour, Warwickshire
H.Art Herefordshire Art Week
21st Anniversary Exhibition, Candover Gallery, Alresford, Hampshire
Contemporary Ceramics Fair Wales, Tredegar House, Newport
'Functional Form Now: British Domestic Ceramics', Galerie
Besson, London

2000 'Exhibition of Ceramics from Wales', Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Selected Exhbitions:

1997 'Songs In Salt', Princesshof Museum, Leeuwarden, Holland

1996 'Smoke, Salt & Soda', Woodbury Gallery, Exeter
'Making Sense', Newport Museum & Art Gallery, Gwent, S. Wales

1994 Newport Museum & Art Gallery, Gwent, S. Wales

1993 Jewell & Roberts, Holmfirth, W. Yorkshire
Galerij Desko, Kortemark, Belgium

1990 North of Watford Gap', Touring Show, Members of Craftsman Potters Association
The Ashdown Gallery, Uckfield, East Sussex
'Ten Out Of Ten', Collection Gallery, Ledbury, Herefordshire
Internationale Keramiek Tentoonstelling, Eindhoven, Holland
'Marche De Poteries', Cliousclat, Loriol-Sur-Drome, France
Visiting Artists, Institutt For Keramikke S. H. K. D Bergen, Norway

1989 'Harrow Connection', Crafts Council, London
Chestnut Gallery, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire
Candover Gallery, Alresford, Hampshire
Porticus Gallery, Llandrindod Wells, Mid Wales
'Potters 89', Craftsman Potters Association, London
Hugo Barclay Gallery, Brighton
Saltglaze: Contemporary Saltglaze Ceramics', Rufford, Nottingham

1988 Craftsmen Potters Association, Mid-Cornwall Galleries, Cornwall
'The Spring Collection', Collection Gallery, Ledbury, Herefordshire

1987 Clay Gallery, Perth, Australia
'Saltglaze', Castle Museum, Nottingham

1986 'Tea Time', Newport Museum and Art Gallery, Gwent, S. Wales

1983 Oriel Gallery, Cardiff

1980 Holbourne Gallery, Bath

1978 Victoria & Albert Museum, London

1977 Crafts Council Gallery, London

1976 Zwissler Gallery, Switzerland

1975 Craftsman Potters Shop, London

1974 'Contemporary Crafts', Norwich Castle Museum, Norwich
Casson Gallery, London

Collections and Publications

Collections:
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
British Crafts Council, London
Ulster Museum, Belfast
National Museum of Wales, Aberystwyth
Newport Museum, Newport, S.Wales
Stoke- On-Trent Museum, Stoke
Norwich Museum, Norwich, Norfolk
Nottingham Museum, Nottingham

Publications:
'Below the Salt', Point Magazine, Art and Design research paper (July 1997)
'Songs In Salt', Catalogue essays, Princesshof Museum, Leeuwarden, Holland (January 1997)
Potters on Pottery, Carter, Nash & Cameron (1978)
Peter Starkey, Saltglaze, Pitmans, London (1977)
Crafts Magazine, reviews
Ceramic Review, various articles and reviews

Public Workshops and Conferences

2006 Lecture 'Art in Clay' Event, Hatfield

1994-1995 Aksent-Hooghlede, Salt-glaze workshop Belgium

1992 Etats Généraux Européens Des Metiers D'Art, Chambery, Speaker

1987 M.C. International Potters Camp, Aberystwyth

1977-1980 Craftsman Potters Association. Potters Camp

1980 Scottish Potters Association