We are a potters’ guild based in East Berkshire. Before the Pandemic we met monthly and invited a well known potter to come and demonstrate and talk about their work. This has since been happening very successfully virtually via Zoom during Lockdown. We have the following speakers and events booked for the next few months:
Neville Hall, Waltham St Lawrence
Annual Exhibition Neville Hall, Waltham St Lawrence, Milley Rd, Waltham St Lawrence RG10 0JP [mappress mapid=”4″]
Polehampton Junior School
Wednesday Meetings Polehampton Junior School, Kibblewhite Crescent, Twyford RG10 9AX [mappress mapid=”5″]
Knowl Hill Village Hall
Potters’ Day Knowl Hill Village Hall, The Terrace, Knowl Hill, Reading RG10 9XB [mappress mapid=”6″]
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
Potter’s Day with Carolyn Genders Saturday 8th October 2022
Potter’s day with Carolyn Genders – Saturday 8th October 2022 10am-4pm Knowl Hill Village Hall, The Terrace, Knowl Hill, Reading, Berks. RG10 9XB. 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… Continue reading Potter’s Day with Carolyn Genders Saturday 8th October 2022
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
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
Tom Knowles Jackson June 9 2021
Members only online talk (For further info about membership please complete contact form below) Website: tom knowles jacksonceramics
Elaine Wells May 12 2021
Members only online talk Elaine says: ‘An out of character decision to apply for series 2 of The Great Pottery Throwdown resulted in a place on the show and subsequently an internship with Kate Malone. This in turn helped with and inspired my application to the newly formed Clay College in Stoke on Trent. which… Continue reading Elaine Wells May 12 2021
Richard Wilson April 2021
Members only online talk. Richard Wilson Richard Wilson was born and brought up in Norwich, and has been making pots since the early 1970s. After studying for two years at Great Yarmouth College of Art, he worked from 1974 to 1980 at Le Dieu Pottery in Norwich before spending 3 years in Australia and New… Continue reading Richard Wilson April 2021
Jacqui Ramrayka 10 March 2021
Members only online talk. I am a ceramicist with a love of the vessel in its many forms- the idea of containment fascinates and continually challenges me. Although I began my ceramics journey as a hand builder, I found throwing on the wheel suited my exploration better. I trained at Harrow, on the renowned ceramics… Continue reading Jacqui Ramrayka 10 March 2021
Rachel Wood February 2021
Wednesday 10 Feb 2021, 8:00pm virtual (members only) Rachel Wood (10 Feb 2021) The marks of making and assembling reflect the journey of exploration and learning in each piece, just as a wrinkle or dimple depicts expression and character in a human face. The colour, texture and energy of her forms are… Continue reading Rachel Wood February 2021
Katherine Kingdon 11th March 2020
Wednesday 11 March 2020, 7:45pm at Polehampton Junior School Katherine Kingdon- Fatbelly Pots (11 March 2020) The following photos were taken by Martin Eastabrook: Katherine Kingdon aka Fatbelly pots March 11th 2020 Katherine opened her talk with a game she calls ‘Who am I?’ the audience are each given a small handmade card with… Continue reading Katherine Kingdon 11th March 2020
Ruth Gibson 12th February 2020
Wednesday 12 Feb 2020, 7:45pm at Polehampton Junior School Ruth Gibson (12 Feb 2020) Notes Ruth uses the process of screen printing to produce porcelain bowls, jewellery and fine art work to be displayed at shows, exhibitions, open studios and galleries. Ruth is a professional artist and is able to employ studio assistants to… Continue reading Ruth Gibson 12th February 2020
Paul Wearing (Potters’ day January 2020)
Paul Wearing 25 January 2020 at Knowl Hill Village Hall Paul Wearing – West Forest Potters Day Notes 25th January 2020 Paul started his day with us showing slides of early work – the first being a beautifully executed slab house compete with tile detailing made when he was in Primary school, his talent… Continue reading Paul Wearing (Potters’ day January 2020)
Linda Bloomfield 13 Nov 2019
Wednesday 13 Nov 2019, 7:45pm at Polehampton Junior School Linda Bloomfield (13 Nov 2019) Linda Bloomfield designs and makes tableware based on her thrown porcelain, with dimples and visible throwing lines showing the hand of the maker. She uses a tactile satin matt glaze on the outside and colour on the inside. She… Continue reading Linda Bloomfield 13 Nov 2019
Sarah Jenkins 9 October 2019
Wednesday 9 October2019, 7:45pm at Polehampton Junior School Sarah Jenkins (9 October 2019) WFP Speaker Notes – Sarah Jenkins Oct 2019 (By Caroline Gatfield) Sarah’s vessels are informed by the landscape she sees around her home in North Essex and are therefore ever changing and evolving as she tackles more complex ways of layering… Continue reading Sarah Jenkins 9 October 2019
David Wright 11 Sept 2019
Wednesday 11 Sept 2019, 7:45pm at Polehampton Junior School David Wright (11 Sept 2019) David Wright has been working with clay for over forty years All his work is handbuilt, mainly with coils or ropes of clay, using a coarse textural body either Grogged Pink or a lighter clay Pot Clays David Wright 153-2152… Continue reading David Wright 11 Sept 2019