Karen Howarth lives and works in West Yorkshire on the edge of the Pennines, a landscape which is a contrast of colour and texture. Richness and depth in Karen’s ceramic work is emphasised by the layering of coloured slips and glaze. The surface of the clay is worked onto using a combination of painting, mono …
Gabi’s highly decorative ceramics reflect the tactile joy of throwing clay on the pottery wheel. She experiments with form, surface texture and glazing to create individual and small-batch pieces that are best experienced in the viewer’s palms. She throws bowls and vases in her studio in Altrincham, Greater Manchester. These are embellished with imprinted pattern, …
Carol’s work draws inspiration from the colours, silhouettes shapes and industrial architecture of the North. This influence takes form through her deliberate choice of earthy red stoneware and the contrasting qualities of silky-smooth porcelain. The vibrant and rich colours of her glazes are skilfully achieved by firing a gas kiln in a reduction atmosphere, making …
Aliyah Hussain is an artist and jewellery designer making playful, sculptural work for the body with a focus on line, form, and colour. She works with ceramics as well as other types of clay, adapting and using techniques that are typically found in more traditional applications of the medium, such as coil work and Nerikomi. …
Clare makes a selection of functional and decorative earthenware ceramics including mugs, bowls, vases, candle holders and plates. All of her work is made on the wheel. She uses her own Majolica glazes and oxides to decorate her pieces in a vibrant, abstract and often spontaneous style, inspired by her surroundings and feelings.
Susie Alexandra is a Leeds-based ceramicist specialising in hand painted, slip decorated pottery. Working with stoneware clay, she makes a wide range of both functional and decorative pieces including cups, mugs, butter dishes, vases, salt cellars, bowls, candle holders and much more. Working from her tiny garden studio, all her pieces are thrown on a …
Rebecca’s ceramic practice is driven by her expressive drawings, with the abstract marks influenced by abandoned spaces and graffitied walls. She looks at the natural and urban landscape and how organic matter and rusted metal are juxtaposed. The bold strokes of paint and scratched markings relate to her two-dimensional mark-making and the energetic abstract painting …
Working from his studio in Walsden on the Lancashire/Yorkshire border. Gary creates a range of pottery produced on the potters wheel. The work is inspired by some of the most basic traditions in studio pottery. A continual development of shape, form, surface texture and colour is the inspiration behind the work which hopefully shows subtlety …
Poppy Davis, the maker behind CloD is a ceramicist based in Leeds, with a studio at Sunny Bank Mills. She makes wheel-thrown homeware in stoneware clay, with an emphasis on colour, line and pattern. She takes inspiration from many different things, particularly flowers and plants, decorating her pots with loose, painterly brushstrokes. She enjoys making …
Playful, handmade jewellery inspired by an unlikely source – Ramen! SAW+POUR hand wiggles recycled sterling silver and 24ct gold plated brass into designs perfect for everyday wear. Alongside our jewellery, we create colourful jewellery dishes and accessories ideal for all your jewellery storage needs