shaldon pottery studio
Shaldon
My pieces are formed intuitively and often with abstract representation.
Elements of the local coast, wild estuary and working port often emerge, in
particular the ever changing silvery estuary tide and rugged textures of the
surrounding natural landscapes. Remembered fragments of my wandering travels, my
playful inner child and a career working therapeutically with people are also
key influences, often seen reflected in characters, metaphor and suggested
emotion. I hand-build from slabbed and coiled clay, mostly white or black
stoneware, fired to high temperatures. I often leave sections unglazed, or
decorate with matte tactile finishes. I'm also licensed to hand-dig and process
a limited amount of local wild clay which I use as a slip, a glaze addition and
as a clay body on smaller items. I love working with this iron-rich red clay,
very locally sourced, being harvested less than 100 metres from my studio!
