I first encountered clay when I was a small child and whilst studying for my degree in industrial design and furniture design at Ravensbourne College of Art in London (1970-1973) was able to spend time in the ceramics department. On finishing college I helped set up a pottery in Scotland making thrown domestic stoneware. I opened my first studio in Kent in 1975, making mainly sculptural pieces. My current studio is in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. I make thrown and hand-built pieces in oxidised stoneware fired to 1280°C, using combinations of shiny, matt and semi-matt glazes, built up in layers prior to firing to create textural surfaces in a range of pastel shades and some stronger colours. Wax resist is used extensively to create patterns and to isolate the glaze layers during application. I have recently diversified into working with bronze, cast iron and stone, in addition to ceramics. I have exhibited regularly in group exhibitions and one man shows since 1975 in Britain and abroad. |
1976 |
Elected
member of the Craft Potters Association of Great Britain |
1989 |
Elected
to the Council of the Craft Potters Association of Great Britain |
1990 |
Awarded
traveling scholarship by South East Arts to study in Egypt |
1990 |
Awarded
Award of Merit, Fletcher Challenge International Ceramics Competition,
New Zealand |
1992 |
Lecture
and workshop tour of New Zealand and Australia supported by the
British Council |
1993 |
Employed
as consultant by the charity Project Ploughshare on a project to
set up a pottery in Ethiopia |
1995 |
Awarded
funding by South East Arts for travel and research in Japan |
1996 |
Winner
of the INAX Design Prize, INAX Corporation, Japan |
2000 |
Winner of the Pot d'Or at Keramisto, Holland |
1999 |
Elected member of the Academy of International Ceramics |
2002 |
Purchase
Award, the 2002 International Orton Cone Box Show, USA |
2002 |
Winner
of silver medal at XV111 International Biennial of Ceramic Art,
Vallauris, France |
2004 |
Major Arts Council award for research |
2004 |
Exhibited
bronze sculptures at the Royal Academy, London |
2005/6 |
Continued
to have regular one-man and joint exhibitions internationally |
2007 |
Teaching at JJ School of Art, Mumbai, India |
2007
|
Major
one-man show of clay, metal and stone at Rufford Art Gallery, UK |
2008 |
Invited
on teaching tour of South Africa |
2008 |
One-man
exhibition of ceramics and bronzes at Cymroza Gallery, Mumbai |
2009 |
Guest
Artist at International Ceramics Studio, Kecskemét, Hungary |
2010 |
Galerie
Du Don, France |
2011 |
Major
commission to produce ceramic pieces for the Gold Medal winning
Monaco Garden, Chelsea Flower Show |
2012 |
Major
bronze commission for private client |
2012 |
Guest
International Artist in Residence at The Clay Studio, Philadelphia
USA |
2013 |
Major
solo exhibition at Rufford Craft Gallery Nottinghamshire UK |
| Work is featured in: | |
| 1980 | Studio Porcelain by Peter Lane, published by Pitmans, |
| 1983 | Studio Ceramics by Peter Lane, published by Collins, |
| 1988 | Ceramic Review. Article in Issue 109 |
| 1988 | Ceramic Form by Peter Lane, published by Collins |
| 1991 | Ceramics Art & Perception. Article No 6 |
| 1992 | The Complete Potter - Glazes by Emmanuel Cooper published by Batsford |
| 1992 | Ceramic Review. Article in Issue No 138 |
| 1993 | Ceramic Sculpture by Ian Gregory, published by A & C Black |
| 1993 | Ceramics Monthly, article in November |
| 1995 | Throwing pots by Phil Rogers |
| 1995 | Hand formed Ceramics by Richard Zakin, published by Chilton |
| 1996 | Author of "Resists and Masking Techniques in Ceramics" for A&C Black. |
| 1999 | The Complete Practical Potter by Josie Warshaw, Annes Publishing |
| 1999 | Neue Keramik. Article in Issue 11 |
| 2000 | The Art of Handbuilt Ceramics by Sue Bruce, published Crowood press |
| 2001 | Ceramics Mastering the Craft by Richard Zakin, published Krause Publications |
| 2002 | The Potters Guide to Ceramic Surfaces by Jo Connell, published Quarto |
| 2003 | Antiques Price Guide by Judith Miller published Dorling Kindersley |
| 2003 | Ceramic Review. Article in issue 203 |
| 2004 | Neue Keramik. Article in issue 3/04 |
| 2005 | The Teapot Book by Steve Woodhead published by A&C Black |
| 2007 | The Shell, A World of Decoration and Ornament by Ingrid Thomas published by Thames and Hudson |
| 2007 | Firing by David Jones published by Crowood Press |
| 2008 | Ceramics Art and Perception, Article in issue 71 |
| 2008 | Klei Magazine. Article in issue 6 |
| 2009 | BBC Homes & Antiques Magazine, Antiques of the Future article April |
| 2009 | 500 Ceramic Sculptures published by Lark Books |
| 2009 | The Art of Ceramic Decoration published by Uitgever |
| 2010 | Slab Techniques by Ian Marsh and Jim Robison published by A&C Black |
| 2010 | Contemporary British Studio Ceramics by Annie Carlano published by Yale University Press |
| 2012 | New Ceramics - Throwing by Richard Phethean published by A&C Black |
| 2010 | Contemporary British Studio Ceramics by Annie Carlano published by Yale University Press |
| 2010 | Contemporary British Studio Ceramics by Annie Carlano published by Yale University Press |
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My
work is held in many private and public collections including: |
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| Keramion Museum, Germany | ||
| Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Köln Germany | ||
| Ballantyne Collection, UK | ||
| Die Neue Samlung Museum, Munich, Germany | ||
| Burnley City Art Gallery, UK | ||
| Norwich Museum, UK | ||
| Stoke on Trent City Museum, UK | ||
| INAX Corporation collection, Japan | ||
| Museum for Moderne Keramik, Germany | ||
| Buckinghamshire County Museum | ||
| Leamington Spa Museum | ||
| Museum Ariana, Switzerland | ||
| Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear Museums | ||
| Ichon World Ceramic Center, Kyonggi Province, Korea | ||
| International Ceramics Museum of Maroussi, Athens | ||
| University of Kansas, USA | ||
| Hanhyanglim Gallery & Jay Collection, Republic of Korea | ||
| Museo Nacional de Ceramica Gonzalez Marti, Valencia, Spain | ||
| My work represented on the Crafts Council index of selected members | ||
| Castle Museum, Nottingham, UK | ||
| My studio is open at any reasonable time, by appointment |
