Artist statement
I was born and raised in Lincoln and attended Lincoln College of Art. I then went on to Manchester Polytechnic, and have been a self employed potter since 1988. I now live with my wife on a small holding in the hills of Wales.
I have been playing with clay since I was 10 years old. Since I set up my focus has been on teapots and drinking vessels. All pieces are handthrown and constructed and fired in an electric kiln to stoneware. More recently I have been looking at the physical relationship of the pieces themselves which has led to the more recent pieces.
Career path
2010 Associate Membership, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff
2005 Member of South Wales Potters
2004 Moved pottery to Bontnewydd, Ceredigion, Wales
2004/1990 Founder Member of Harding House Gallery, Art & Craft Cooperative, Lincoln
1998 Moved pottery to Long Bennington, Newark, Notts
1988 Set up pottery in Lincoln
1986/83 BA Hons, Three-Dimensional Design (Ceramics, Metal, Wood, Glass), Manchester Polytechnic
1983/82 T E C Diploma in General Art & Design, Lincoln Art College
Qualifications and training
- 1986 Three Dimensional Design, Manchester Polytechnic, Manchester
- 1983 TEC Diploma in General Art & Design, Lincoln College of Art, Lincoln
Group exhibitions
- 2012 Les Arts du Feu, Place de la Mairie, Rennes, France
- 2012 Made by Hand, Tredegar House, Newport
- 2012 Ceredigion Art Trail (Open Studios), Bontnewydd, Wales
- 2012 Potfest in the Park, Hutton-in-the-Forest, Penrith
- 2012 Everyday, Craft Centre & Design Gallery, Leeds
- 2012 18th Art in Clay, Hatfield House, Hatfield
- 2012 Earth & Fire, Rufford Craft Centre, Notts
- 2011 The Artful Teapot, Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta, Florida, USA
- 2011 17th Art in Clay, Hatfield House, Hatfield
- 2011 Potfest in the Park, Hutton-in-the-Forest, Penrith
- 2011 Earth & Fire, Rufford Craft Centre, Notts
- 2011 The Contemporary Craft Fair, Mill Marsh Park, Bovey Tracey
- 2010 Made by Hand, Tredegar House, Newport
- 2010 R&R Not Designed for Industry (with P.Rylatt), Cupola Gallery, Sheffield
- 2008 British Crafts Autumn Exhibition, Chiswick Town Hall, London (more info)
- 2008 National Eisteddfod, South Wales Potters, Cardiff
- 2007 25 Years: The Archive, The Craft Centre & Design Gallery, Leeds
- 2007 Lustre, Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottingham
Artist talks
- 2009 What's the Difference, 15th Art in Clay, Hatfield House, Hatfield
Competitions, prizes and awards
- 2012 5th International Small Teapot Competition (Big Fish), American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California, USA
- 2012 International Cup 2012, The Clay Studio of Missoula, USA
- 2012 2nd Prize ; 5th International Texas Teapot Tournament, C.A.M.E.O., 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, USA
- 2011 Welsh Artist of the Year Competition, St David's Hall, Cardiff
- 2010 4th International Small Teapot (Honourable Mention), Big Fish, Saddleback College Art Gallery, California, USA
- 2009 6th Cheongju International Craft Competition, Cheongju, South Korea
- 2008 Taiwan Ceramics Biennale International Competition, Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan
- 2008 2nd prize, Friends of the Shepparton Art Gallery Society Award of Merit, Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramics Award, Australia
- 2008 3rd International Small Teapot Show (Big Fish), Saddleback College, Mission Viejo,California,U.S.A.
- 2007 StudioPottery.Co.UK Award for Excellence, 14th National Pottery & Ceramics Festival, Hatfield
- 2005 Ceramics Purchase Prize 2005 (Winner), University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd (more info)
- 2005 3rd World Ceramic Biennale, Icheon, South Korea
- 2003 2nd World Ceramic Biennale, Icheon, South Korea
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