|
Other
Potters At Hollyford
There
are a number of potters who come and make pots at Hollyford.
Mark
Bristowe
 |
Without
Mark Bristowe's help Hollyford Pottery wouldn't exist. Mark
has been at the workshop at every stage and between us we
have turned the once derelict barn into the fully equipped
workshop it is today.
Mark
has recently been developing a range of forms using the
traditional slipware materials and a combination of throwing
and hand building. He also is running some experiments in
raku.
|
Debbie
Manson
 |
'I
share the workshop with Debbie Manson who makes well crafted
raku and stoneware domestic pottery. She's also a great organiser
with such events as the Six Potters exhibitions. Debbie is
married to the internationally renowned guitar maker Andy
Manson www.andymanson.co.uk
and both Andy and Debbie are tremendously supportive, particularly
at firing times, participating in much axe wielding and making
of fantastic coffee. The picture shows Debbie coiling an udu,
which is a type of drum made from clay. |
Tony
Barclay
 |
Tony
and I have potted together in various workshops for years.
Tony currently has a workshop about four miles from Hollyford
in Cheriton Fitzpaine. Tony shares my passion for early Winchcombe
pottery and old English slipware although his work draws reference
from many different types of historical ceramics. |
Nicola
Raffan
 |
Nicola,
pictured with Tony taking a break at a firing, pots about
six miles away from Hollyford in a village called Shobrooke.
Nicola makes functional gas fired stoneware to a very high
standard, having trained at Harrow, Dartington and with David
Leach in the '70's. Nicola is another member of the Six Potters
group and is a great help during firings. |
Luke
and Joe
 |
Both
of my children are learning to make pots. Although both boys
can throw, Joe prefers to use the wheel and Luke enjoys modelling
small animals, particularly dogs and figures. Both of them
would like to be potters when they grow up. |
Pete
Tanner
 |
Pete
lives just a few miles from Hollyford and is a natural when
it comes to firing kilns. He has his own wood fired kiln and
makes stoneware, occasionally saltglazing. He always has a
couple of lovely slipware pots in my kiln too. Pete has worked
with Svend Bayer and Clive Bowen. |
|
