West Forest Potters

    AGM and  in person meeting with MandyDodd Wednesday 8th November 2023   Mandy will be joining us in person at:  Polehampton C of E Junior School Kibblewhite CrescentTwyfordBerkshire RG10 9AX The meeting starts at 7:00 For the AGM and the talk will commence after the meeting.   Mandy Dodd Wheel thrown, sculpted and… Continue reading AGM and Mandy Dodd in person meeting meeting Wednesday November 8th 2023

  Carina Ciscato in person meeting Wednesday 11th October 2023 Carina Ciscato is a Brazilian potter from Sao Paulo who works in South London. She has worked in the studio of Julian Stair and Edmund de Waal, and has exhibited internationally with work in public collections, including the V&A and the Mashiko Museum of Ceramic… Continue reading Carina Ciscato in person meeting Wednesday 11th October 2023

    Katharina Klug in person meeting Wednesday 13th September 2023   Katharina will be joining us in person at:  Polehampton C of E Junior School Kibblewhite CrescentTwyfordBerkshire RG10 9AX The meeting starts at 7:45   My name is Katharina Klug – I am a potter, artist, businesswoman, maker, designer depending on the time of… Continue reading Katharina Klug meeting Wednesday 13th September 2023

  Robert Stevens  ZOOM meeting Wednesday 14th June 2023   Robert will be joining us via ZOOM The meeting start time TBC   Rob Stevens. I trained in Ceramics and three-dimensional design at Wolverhampton in the mid 1970s. Early in my career I spent 5 years in Sierra Leone, West Africa as a volunteer with… Continue reading Robert Stevens zoom meeting Wednesday 14th June 2023

This was our annual exhibition  as part of the Henley Arts Trail.   19 talented members exhibited their work for sale. Refreshments were also on sale with delicious cakes which was a chance to take a breather from the trail and admire a great variety of work both functional and decorative. West Forest Potters are a… Continue reading Annual Exhibition (29 April-1st May 2023)

  Chris Keenan in person meeting Wednesday 12th April 2023   Chris will be joining us in person at:  Polehampton C of E Junior School Kibblewhite CrescentTwyfordBerkshire RG10 9AX The meeting starts at 7:45 PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN MUG FOR TEA/COFFEE THANK YOU.   Chris began working with clay in his mid-thirties when he became… Continue reading Chris Keenan meeting Wednesday 12th April 2023

  Chris Bowen in person meeting Wednesday 8th March  2023     Chris Bowen An accomplished and versatile maker of ceramics for food and drink. With over 10 years experience as a chef and over 25 years of ceramic practice. Chris Joined us in person.         

Potter’s day with Carolyn Genders – Saturday 8th October 2022 Carolyn is a renowned maker of ceramics prints and paintings whose work is held in collections and museums around the world. “My work comes from a place informed by my practice of looking and seeing” We were treated to an excellent day learning about the… Continue reading Potter’s Day with Carolyn Genders Saturday 8th October 2022

  David Wright – Henley on Thames David became interested in pottery at school in 1973 aged 14. He was taught by a studio potter and acquaintance of both Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada,Poh Chap Yeap and obtained an ‘A’ level in Ceramics (Cambridge Exam Board). Having become  reasonably proficient he helped finance his university… Continue reading David Wright 14th September 2022 – In person meeting

Micki Schloessingk   Micki will be demonstrating and discussing her work via Zoom from her workshop in North Yorkshire.   In 1975 I moved to Bentham, North Yorkshire, and set up my pottery making wood fired salt glaze tableware under the name of Micky Doherty. After the birth of my two sons, Ciuin and Jo, I… Continue reading Micki Schloessingk 11th May 2022 – Zoom meeting

Our annual exhibition returned to springtime as part of the Henley Arts Trail.   Members exhibited and sold their work. Refreshments were on sale with delicious cakes and a chance to take a breather from the trail and admire a great variety of work both functional and decorative. Our venue was: Neville Hall, Waltham St Lawrence,… Continue reading Annual Exhibition (30 April-2nd May 2022)

Patricia Millar Wheel thrown bronze and iron age forms are slipped in local clay, burnished and pit fired. An interest in a sustainable practice means fuel is sourced locally. From storm dumped seaweed and wind fallen trees, to using local woodworkers’ shavings to fuel 3 day pit firings. This ancient flame art marks the work… Continue reading Patricia Millar 13th October 2021

Mollie Brotherton This was a very enjoyable online talk. Available for members to watch the recorded version for a limited time only. Mollie Brotherton is the creator of Terrain Vallonné. Terrain Vallonné is French and roughly translated means the undulating land. What I love about this region where I live is the changes in season,… Continue reading Mollie Brotherton Terrain Vallonné Ceramics and Collages September 8 2021