Final year, level 3 Art and Design students at Shipley College have explored the theme of making, drawing inspiration from British makers, their own interests, and the local environment. Their diverse creations on display at this year’s Saltaire Makers Fair include both practical and decorative ceramics, alongside screen-printed bags and hand-painted homeware. The students have also showcased their …
He is a ceramicist working with coil and slab techniques. Believing this allows him a better connection to the clay and it’s origins. His work is created using his hands and a few simple tools. Using a colourful palette of glazes, under glazes and oxides to create illustration and sgraffito decorative techniques. He embraces the …
Rochelle’s practice is focused on exploring emotion, mindfulness, intuition, and play. They destroy the vessels they make, capturing the event in print and vessels alike. Creating the vessels is an act of mindfulness, grounding their emotions by focusing only on meticulously crafting. Destroying the vessels offers a space for play, to release control. This process-focused …
Rebecca is a ceramic artist making a variety of hand thrown and hand built work. All her work is Raku fired, a technique she loves for its exciting and unpredictable results. Rebecca pairs bold colours with abstract shapes and forms which celebrate the unique and often complex patterns of the finished Raku glazed surface.
Matt Cameron’s handcrafted stoneware pottery blends functionality with artistry, featuring rich glazes and timeless forms. His work includes elegantly footed goblets, embossed mugs, and lidded vessels, each meticulously crafted with a balance of texture and colour. Drawing inspiration from natural hues, Matt’s work showcases deep ochres, soft lavenders, and layered blues, creating depth and warmth …
LS Ceramics was founded by Lee Simmonds when his passion for Ceramics wasignited whilst travelling around Oaxaca, Mexico. A maker whose work is distinctive, precise and meticulously perfected by hand. Ensuring a truly unique touch to eachpiece he creates. Exploring glazing techniques to further enhance the aesthetic beauty of each creation. From the Leeds based …
Katie enjoys walking and collects all manner of interesting or beautiful objects, such as feathers, fragments of bird’s eggshells, pebbles, seaglass and seed heads whilst doing so. Their natural patterns, colours and texture provide inspiration for her collections of ceramic vessels and jewellery. Katie’s ceramic pieces are wheel thrown or hand-built using clay bodies and …
Joy creates and sells a unique range of unique raku, stoneware and earthenware handbuilt ceramics. These are complimented by a quirky range of Joypots for wotnots, little dishes, bud vases, plant stakes and more. These are fun and affordable ideal for gifts and collecting. Joy’s work is based on patterns of nature and appeals to …
Specialising in rugged and abstract vessels, most of James’s pieces draw on the 16th-century Japanese art of Raku for their firing process. The figurative sculptures serve as visual representations of mental illness symptoms, such as emotional overwhelm, depression, and despair. One admirer of their work remarked: “I can relate to this. I feel like if …
A grounding in biological sciences and an understanding of anatomy inform John Noble-Milner’s sculpture with a detailed, lifelike quality. His passion for the subjects he sculpts is evident in the work. His home and workshop are powered by 100% renewable energy and he subscribes to a scheme to offset all unavoidable carbon emissions reflecting his …