HISTORY - The first pottery incarnation
- 1976 Harrow Studio Pottery Course. Tutors included Colin Pearson,Wally Keeler, Mo Jupp, Mike Dodd,Mick Casson & Richard Slee. Developed a strong interest in salt-firing .
- 1976-1978 Dartington Pottery Training Workshop. One of the first trainees at Dartington, working under Peter Starkey & Peter Cook. Repetition throwing & firing salt kiln. Private sales to Cider Press Gallery & Casson Gallery. Lidded store jar purchased for Wenger Collection. Cutsided store jar purchased for Bill Ismay Collection.
- 1978-1979 Set up own workshop in Chiswick, taking pots to Wiltshire to fire in Joanna Stills' salt kiln. Pots sold in Casson Gallery, Amalgam, Atmosphere, Inate Harmony, Barclaycraft & Libertys in London & Maceys in New York.
- 1982-1985 Set up workshop in Bishop's Stortford. Built 50cu ft salt kiln. Selling at local craft shows & craft centres, from the workshop & Casson Gallery.
- 1983-1984 £2,600 Enterprise Allowance Award for setting up business.
- 1989 - 1995 Teaching in schools & running classes for children & adults in the workshop. Started to explore earthenware. Selling salt pots to Amalgam & Primevera.
CURRENT - The second pottery incarnation
- 2001 - New small ( 8cu ft) gas salt kiln built by Mike Goddard plus conversion to gas of 50cuft oil-fired salt kiln. Working in salted porcelain & white stonewarewith some gold lustre. Exhibited in E.A.P. A. 'Potters in Jesus Lane' Xmas exhibition. Own sale from showroom 'Serious Ceramics & Precious Porcelain'
- Working full time in pottery again after many family commitments with the intention of fulfilling my career in ceramics.
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