Making | Talking Pots: Nic Collins on his Pottery Forms
Nic Collins is one of the best wood-firing potters in Britain. Here he talks about some of his favourite forms and the methods behind them.
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Making | Phil Rogers Firing his Wood Kiln
First built in 2008, Rogers’ wood kiln now takes its place in his regular rotation of firings throughout the year, its occasional volatility and disobedient nature easily outweighed by the quality of work it produces.
Making | Studio Tour: Jim Malone’s Cumbrian Pottery
Tucked away into the North-West corner of Cumbria lies Lessonhall, the small village where Jim Malone established his current pottery studio.
Making | Jean-Nicolas Gérard Throwing Tall Beakers
In this short article French potter Jean-Nicolas Gérard describes how he throws his glorious earthenware beakers with his typical loose touch.
Making | Studio Tour: Mike Dodd’s Somerset Pottery
The third post in our ceramics studio tour series, this week we’ll be looking at the gorgeous Somerset pottery of renowned British potter Mike Dodd.
Making | Studio Tour: Lisa Hammond’s Maze Hill Pottery
To celebrate gallery potter Lisa Hammond’s amazing new MBE award, we made a studio tour looking at Lisa’s fantastic Maze Hill Pottery.
Making | Japanese Potter Ken Matsuzaki Throwing Chawans
In 2007 we first visited the Mashiko studio of internationally renowned Japanese potter Ken Matsuzaki to film the master at work.
Making | Studio Tour: Anne Mette Hjortshøj and the Island of Bornholm
Anne Mette’s studio is housed in an old 19th century farmhouse on the coast of Bornholm, a small Danish island in the Baltic Sea.
Making | Throwing Demonstration by Phil Rogers
Back in 2012 at the book launch for our ceramics publication Phil Rogers: A Portfolio, potter Phil Rogers presented an in-depth lecture on his life and work and gave a fascinating throwing demonstration in our gallery front room.
Making | Jean-Nicolas Gérard Throwing Vases
Here we look at how French slipware potter Jean-Nicolas Gérard throws his small vases in his Valensole studio.
Making | Glazing Pots in the Studio with Phil Rogers
Here we take a look at Phil Rogers working with glazes in his studio. We see Phil applying Nuka, Shino and Tenmoku glazes to bisque-fired chawans, yunomis and bottles and experimenting with new glaze recipes and the peculiar behaviours and qualities of each glaze.
Making | Nic Collins and the ‘Hard-Won Art’: Opening the Wood Firing Kiln
In this article we read about the huge risks and rewards involved in wood-firing from the point of view of Devon based potter Nic Collins.