From my workshop in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, I produce individual contemporary tableware and accessories.
News and forthcoming events
I am currently busy working on new designs for 2010, and in particular for the British Craft Trade Fair at Harrogate in April. Since the beginning of January I have been joined by my partner Mel, who will be helping with everything and anything to do with clay! Thanks to the partition wall we constructed just before Christmas, and my multi-fuel stove, I am keeping toasty in my workshop.
During the early part of the year, I will be exhibiting my work as part of the “Amore” mixed showcase at The Craft Centre and Design Gallery, Leeds City Art Gallery from 23 Jan - 30 March 2010.
Almost immediately after that, on 11, 12 & 13 April, I shall be off to Harrogate to spend three days meeting gallery owners, showing my new ranges, and talking a lot!
exhibition details
All my work is hand-built from porcelain clay slabs constructed as delicate
boxes. Each piece is then hand-decorated using mainly sgraffito (scratching
into the surface) and inlay techniques, and is therefore unique in its design.
The pieces are fired twice in my old re-conditioned front-loading kiln. I
have tried various clay body and glaze combinations, but have settled on a
French porcelain called Limoges, and a transparent glaze which is silky to
the touch, and enhances the cleanness of the lines and form. All the work
is food-safe and waterproof.
I call them ‘Mustard’, ‘Tealight’, ‘Jewellery’ etc., but the uses to which they
can be put are limited only by the imagination!
Please see outlets page for details of new galleries around the country
