We are a potters’ guild based in East Berkshire. We meet monthly at Polehampton Primary School in Twyford once a month and invite well known potters to come and demonstrate and talk about their work. Occasionally due to the demonstrating potter living far away we replace the in person meeting with a Zoom meeting. The… Continue reading Home
Neville Hall, Waltham St Lawrence
Annual Exhibition Henley Arts Trail Venue 33 Neville Hall, Waltham St Lawrence, Milley Rd, Waltham St Lawrence RG10 0JP
Polehampton Junior School
Wednesday Meetings Polehampton Junior School, Kibblewhite Crescent, Twyford RG10 9AX
Knowl Hill Village Hall
Potters’ Day Knowl Hill Village Hall, The Terrace, Knowl Hill, Reading RG10 9XB
Potter’s day with Stephen Murfitt Saturday 20th January 2024
Potter’s Day with Stephen Murfitt Saturday 20th January 2024 10am-4pm Knowl Hill Village Hall, The Terrace, Knowl Hill, Reading, Berks, RG10 9XB Stephen Murfitt Ceramics. My work is driven by an obsession with clay and it’s versatility. I make ceramic forms and vessels which are hand-built and Raku fired. ‘I became addicted to Raku… Continue reading Potter’s day with Stephen Murfitt Saturday 20th January 2024
AGM and Mandy Dodd in person meeting meeting Wednesday November 8th 2023
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 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 meeting Wednesday 13th September 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 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
Annual Exhibition (29 April-1st May 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 meeting Wednesday 12th April 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 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.
Jim Reeves in person meeting 8th February 2023
Jim Reeves in person meeting 8th February 2023 Presentation by Jim Reeves, 8th February 2023 On the evening of 8th February 2023 a large audience of WFP members and guests was treated to an entertaining and informative presentation by Jim Reeves. Jim told us that after leaving school he took a degree course in… Continue reading Jim Reeves in person meeting 8th February 2023
Potter’s Day with Nic Collins and Sabine Nemet Saturday 21st January 2023
Thrown and altered form. Potter’s Day with Nic Collins and Sabine Nemet In 2023 our Potters Day returned to its usual month of January. We were very pleased to welcome Nic Collins and Sabine Nemet, based at The Barn Pottery at Moretonhampstead in Devon, who demonstrated and talked about their work. Nic is… Continue reading Potter’s Day with Nic Collins and Sabine Nemet Saturday 21st January 2023
Andrew Hazelden in person meeting 9th November 2022
Andrew Hazelden 9th November 2022 Andrew will be joining us in person at: Polehampton C of E Junior School Kibblewhite CrescentTwyfordBerkshire RG10 9AX The meeting starts at 7:45. Andrew studied ceramics at the Epsom School of Art and Design, and has worked with renowned ceramicists Mary Wondrausch and Alan Caiger-Smith. He learned the technique of tin… Continue reading Andrew Hazelden in person meeting 9th November 2022
Potter’s Day with Carolyn Genders Saturday 8th October 2022
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 14th September 2022 – In person meeting
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
Lily Pearmain 8th June 2022 – Zoom meeting
Lily Pearmain Zoom Meeting on 8th June 2022 We are pleased to welcome Lily as our speaker for June. The Zoom link will be sent out to members prior to the meeting on Wednesday evening. (For further info about membership please complete contact form below) Website: Lily Pearmain Ceramics
Micki Schloessingk 11th May 2022 – Zoom 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
Annual Exhibition (30 April-2nd May 2022)
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)
Previous Speakers
While we are meeting virtually please see emails for Zoom links for members only talks.
Craig Underhill 10th November 2021
Craig Underhill ‘I always want my work to evolve and develop; I enjoy the challenge and rewards of exploring the unfamiliar, of making new shapes and searching for new mark making techniques. ‘In this body of work I have been exploring the possibilities of building onto the edges of my forms to create more complex… Continue reading Craig Underhill 10th November 2021
Patricia Millar 13th October 2021
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 Terrain Vallonné Ceramics and Collages September 8 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