Jan Powley
I have been passionate about pottery since my twenties. I am constantly thinking about new shapes, designs or finishes and whenever I leave the studio I can't wait to get my hands back into the clay.
The majority of my work is made using a white stoneware and is thrown on the potter's wheel. My pieces are functional and I make them to be used daily. I produce tableware to make every meal a bit more special and to enhance the eating experience. This is accomplished through their shape, style, colour and feel.
I love picking one of my latest bowls from the cupboard for my morning porridge while watching the news. Each bowl is made to be cradled with gentle shoulders and a very tactile thick, glassy glaze finish. It has a 'feel good' factor, even on a Monday morning!
Louise Pull
Living in South Dorset for most of my life has led to a great interest in the fauna,
fossils, crystals and shells which can be found on its beaches and cliffs.
I produce a range of ceramics based on the Jurassic coast. Each object’s design is
highly functional, but also represents the natural shapes and beautiful colours that
are created within this wonderful landscape.
Vicky Swift
Sustainability has been at the very heart of my work for over 20 years.
I work from my potting shed at the bottom of my garden - reclaiming, reusing and upcycling to create unique gifts and sculptures.
Everything is hand crafted by me using reclaimed, found and vintage materials including cutlery, stained glass and driftwood.
If I’m not in my potting shed you may find me at the beach having a little sea swim :)
Elaine King
Now working independently and recently moved to Wimborne Minster, Dorset, Elaine is fast becoming recognised as an established British maker. Her ceramic artwork is collected in the UK and overseas. She has developed her own hand-built techniques and designs in both functional and sculptural ceramic pieces. Elaine's work clearly demonstrates her love of colour, texture and form, mostly inspired by surfaces and patterns found in nature and the landscape. Her inspiration comes from observations made in typically English habitats; hedgerows, garden borders, meadows and more recently forests and woodlands.
Elaine creates her work in white earthenware clay and decorates her pieces with a palette of subtle oxides, slips and underglaze colours. She devotes research time making 2D studies from her garden, walks over the Berkshire Downs and along the Dorset Ridgeway and Cornish coastline, one of her most favourite places in the world. In recent months, Elaine has developed a selection of both hand-built and thrown ceramics, beautifully decorated, inspired and designed through the naturally occurring pattern of plants, seedheads and trees.
Fiona Kelly
Hello there - I've been making pots for over 40 years. Clay is a magical material. It amazes me that you can start with just a ball of soft, plastic clay and end up with a solid, durable item to use in your home everyday. Over the years my work has evolved and extended, new lines and features are added every year as new challenges and ideas present themselves.
Most of my pieces are hand thrown on an electric wheel. I twice fire in an electric kiln, the first firing to 1000°C, then the items are glazed and fired a second time to 1280°C.
