Helen, the artist behind Ginnel and Snicket, makes work largely inspired by a love of idiosyncratic historical characters and events. She has a particular interest in the convoluted and occasionally hilarious history of the early modern period, but her interests range from the bronze age Beaker people to 1970s wrestlers. Helen makes functional and decorative …
Colourful contemporary ceramics. Natalie’s key themes within her work are colour and repetition. The meditative aspect of repetition comes with slipcasting, a technique usually used in a mass production setting, whereby liquid clay is poured into a plaster mould. The impact colour has on a space, on people and their emotions is another aspect Natalie …
Andrea creates hand-built and wheel-thrown pottery, ranging from spoon rests to vases, emphasizing functionality and organic textures and drawing inspiration from the natural world.
Lorna ia a ceramicist and potter based in Leeds. She believe’s that pots are self-care. Each cup is a call to reflect, each bowl a moment of connection. Inspired by the wild mountains and oceans of the West Coast of Scotland, Lorna makes stoneware pots for people seeking space and calm. Pots to be held, …
Dianne makes hand built vases, wall pieces, boxes, bottles and vessel forms with washes of cobalt and copper over a matt white glaze sometimes adding a ‘pop’ of yellow. She wants to evoke a feeling of the sea shore and coastline so these are imagined seascapes/landscapes rather than illustrating a specific view. New work has …
Olivia B Illustration and Print Design offers playful, intricate designs that feature antique objects and pattern filled still life scenes. She translates her designs into monochrome and colourful prints for the home and onto handmade ceramic pieces.
Rebecca’s ceramic practice is driven by her expressive painting style, with the abstract marks influenced by shapes and lines within the landscape. She translates the colours and textures of the sky and countryside onto her pots using slip decoration, mono-printing and bold glazes. Rebecca uses a combination of slip casting and hand building to create …
*Please note that the Old Brewery Pottery will be exhibiting on Saturday ONLY* Mary North produces handthrown bowls and vases which are Raku Fired. The Copper Matt pots have very little glass in the glaze, so the surface texture resembles velvet. The colours are produced by a thin layer of copper oxide reflecting light, thin …
Danielle is a studio potter living and working in North East England. Her work is influenced by the natural beauty of the local coastline. Danielle’s main body of work is hand-thrown ceramic vessels. The juxtaposition between the organised shape and form of her pieces along with the abstract and often expressionistic glaze offers an element …
Nancy presents a range of contemporary ceramics with a strong emphasis on form, inspired by her love for ageing industrial buildings. Naturally occurring colours and textures bring a grounded, earthy element and Nancy describes her work as a conversation between these two worlds, thus drawing attention to the material composition of clay itself. Functional yet …