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

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.         

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      

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

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

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