Contemporary Ceramics
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Saturday Spotlight: Ken and Valerie Shelton
Ken makes the pots. Valerie paints them.
Ken spent decades working alongside some of Britain's best-known potters, watching and absorbing. Valerie studied textiles and painting and has spent a lifetime with a brush.
Every piece is a unique painting.
August 15, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Saturday Spotlight: Ken and Valerie Shelton
Ken makes the pots. Valerie paints them.
Ken spent decades working alongside some of Britain's best-known potters, watching and absorbing. Valerie studied textiles and painting and has spent a lifetime with a brush.
Every piece is a unique painting.
Decay, in Annabel Faraday's work, doesn't diminish anything. It reveals.
She lives on the Sussex coast, where seaside amenities sit alongside abandoned industrial sites. Salt, wind and sea reshape everything.
"The quiet poetry of overlooked environments."
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She lives on the Sussex coast, where seaside amenities sit alongside abandoned industrial sites. Salt, wind and sea reshape everything.
"The quiet poetry of overlooked environments."
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August 8, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Decay, in Annabel Faraday's work, doesn't diminish anything. It reveals.
She lives on the Sussex coast, where seaside amenities sit alongside abandoned industrial sites. Salt, wind and sea reshape everything.
"The quiet poetry of overlooked environments."
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She lives on the Sussex coast, where seaside amenities sit alongside abandoned industrial sites. Salt, wind and sea reshape everything.
"The quiet poetry of overlooked environments."
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Early bird tickets for Oxford Ceramics Fair are live - code OCF26EARLY, ends Sun 9 Aug.
30+ of our makers are exhibiting at St Edward's School, Oxford on 31 Oct–1 Nov.
Tickets: buff.ly/fdI2KQu
30+ of our makers are exhibiting at St Edward's School, Oxford on 31 Oct–1 Nov.
Tickets: buff.ly/fdI2KQu
August 4, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Early bird tickets for Oxford Ceramics Fair are live - code OCF26EARLY, ends Sun 9 Aug.
30+ of our makers are exhibiting at St Edward's School, Oxford on 31 Oct–1 Nov.
Tickets: buff.ly/fdI2KQu
30+ of our makers are exhibiting at St Edward's School, Oxford on 31 Oct–1 Nov.
Tickets: buff.ly/fdI2KQu
New work from Emily Stubbs just in - yellow, blue, pink.
Three fragmented vessels, built by collaging clay slabs together and layering up bold brushwork and mark-making across the surface. Graphic and playful and completely her own.
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Three fragmented vessels, built by collaging clay slabs together and layering up bold brushwork and mark-making across the surface. Graphic and playful and completely her own.
Discover more buff.ly/5HW38dL
August 3, 2026 at 11:30 AM
New work from Emily Stubbs just in - yellow, blue, pink.
Three fragmented vessels, built by collaging clay slabs together and layering up bold brushwork and mark-making across the surface. Graphic and playful and completely her own.
Discover more buff.ly/5HW38dL
Three fragmented vessels, built by collaging clay slabs together and layering up bold brushwork and mark-making across the surface. Graphic and playful and completely her own.
Discover more buff.ly/5HW38dL
Jenny Southam had a clay patch at the bottom of her garden as a child - an old chalk quarry filled with Cambridge clay. She's been making things from clay ever since.
"The conversation has always been there, in the background, as a language to be used in everyday activities"
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"The conversation has always been there, in the background, as a language to be used in everyday activities"
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August 2, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Jenny Southam had a clay patch at the bottom of her garden as a child - an old chalk quarry filled with Cambridge clay. She's been making things from clay ever since.
"The conversation has always been there, in the background, as a language to be used in everyday activities"
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"The conversation has always been there, in the background, as a language to be used in everyday activities"
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It started with some porcelain tiles at a Japanese airport.
Taja spent 20 years and tested 200+ glazes to develop his own blue. (0.8%) of iron oxide in clear glaze - transforming from orange to blue when reduction fired.
"I like to create work where I just follow the nature of clay."
Taja spent 20 years and tested 200+ glazes to develop his own blue. (0.8%) of iron oxide in clear glaze - transforming from orange to blue when reduction fired.
"I like to create work where I just follow the nature of clay."
August 1, 2026 at 2:37 PM
It started with some porcelain tiles at a Japanese airport.
Taja spent 20 years and tested 200+ glazes to develop his own blue. (0.8%) of iron oxide in clear glaze - transforming from orange to blue when reduction fired.
"I like to create work where I just follow the nature of clay."
Taja spent 20 years and tested 200+ glazes to develop his own blue. (0.8%) of iron oxide in clear glaze - transforming from orange to blue when reduction fired.
"I like to create work where I just follow the nature of clay."
NOW OPEN!
JACK DOHERTY | SODA, PORCELAIN, VESSEL
Until 23rd May 2026
With his distinctive hand-thrown porcelain vessels, Jack has honed his craft skills to working with one clay, one colouring mineral and one single firing technique.
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JACK DOHERTY | SODA, PORCELAIN, VESSEL
Until 23rd May 2026
With his distinctive hand-thrown porcelain vessels, Jack has honed his craft skills to working with one clay, one colouring mineral and one single firing technique.
Discover more here buff.ly/U7VkVMJ
May 1, 2026 at 12:07 PM
NOW OPEN!
JACK DOHERTY | SODA, PORCELAIN, VESSEL
Until 23rd May 2026
With his distinctive hand-thrown porcelain vessels, Jack has honed his craft skills to working with one clay, one colouring mineral and one single firing technique.
Discover more here buff.ly/U7VkVMJ
JACK DOHERTY | SODA, PORCELAIN, VESSEL
Until 23rd May 2026
With his distinctive hand-thrown porcelain vessels, Jack has honed his craft skills to working with one clay, one colouring mineral and one single firing technique.
Discover more here buff.ly/U7VkVMJ
"I see patterns, forms and processes throughout the natural world which repeat and evolve through growth and decay. Using these observations as direct inspiration for my ceramic sculpture, I explore the forms as I attempt to reproduce them at different scales." Michelle Young-Hares
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April 25, 2026 at 10:52 AM
"I see patterns, forms and processes throughout the natural world which repeat and evolve through growth and decay. Using these observations as direct inspiration for my ceramic sculpture, I explore the forms as I attempt to reproduce them at different scales." Michelle Young-Hares
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"I want to encourage people to handle the work so have created pieces in which the lines move across from one to another. It allows an element of play encouraging viewers to handle work and engage physically as well as visually." Liz O'Dwyer
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April 24, 2026 at 12:18 PM
"I want to encourage people to handle the work so have created pieces in which the lines move across from one to another. It allows an element of play encouraging viewers to handle work and engage physically as well as visually." Liz O'Dwyer
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Read the full conversation here buff.ly/w5RL75z
"I use glaze not simply as a surface or decorative element, but as a material that can create a sense of visual mysticism. I am interested in evoking a moment of surprise, where the viewer might ask, “How is this possible?” Jihyun Kim
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April 23, 2026 at 8:00 PM
"I use glaze not simply as a surface or decorative element, but as a material that can create a sense of visual mysticism. I am interested in evoking a moment of surprise, where the viewer might ask, “How is this possible?” Jihyun Kim
Read the full conversation here buff.ly/E56xnlH
Read the full conversation here buff.ly/E56xnlH
"How I pack the kiln and the way we fire has a direct impact on the finish of the work – the unpredictability within the kiln atmosphere." Deiniol Williams
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NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
Until 25 April 26
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NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
Until 25 April 26
April 23, 2026 at 2:39 PM
"How I pack the kiln and the way we fire has a direct impact on the finish of the work – the unpredictability within the kiln atmosphere." Deiniol Williams
Read the full conversation here buff.ly/A5pbfLS
NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
Until 25 April 26
Read the full conversation here buff.ly/A5pbfLS
NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
Until 25 April 26
"I’m really drawn to post-industrial landscapes, especially where wild flowers, grasses, and lichens begin to take over. There’s something fascinating about how these plants reclaim man-made structures... " Adele Howitt
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NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
to 25 April 26
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NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
to 25 April 26
April 22, 2026 at 11:12 AM
"I’m really drawn to post-industrial landscapes, especially where wild flowers, grasses, and lichens begin to take over. There’s something fascinating about how these plants reclaim man-made structures... " Adele Howitt
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NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
to 25 April 26
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NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
to 25 April 26
"My first response when I encounter a discarded object on the street is an instinctive imagination of its potential usage on a ceramic form." Ömer Öner
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NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
Until 25th April 26
Read the full conversation here buff.ly/s4ZKZ1X
NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
Until 25th April 26
April 20, 2026 at 11:42 AM
"My first response when I encounter a discarded object on the street is an instinctive imagination of its potential usage on a ceramic form." Ömer Öner
Read the full conversation here buff.ly/s4ZKZ1X
NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
Until 25th April 26
Read the full conversation here buff.ly/s4ZKZ1X
NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
Until 25th April 26
"Visually, when elements share a rhythm—similar line weight, spacing, or flow—they naturally come into conversation. I introduce tension by working with contrasting glazes..." Miae Kim
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NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
Until 25th April 26
Read the full conversation buff.ly/OkyzZ62
NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
Until 25th April 26
April 19, 2026 at 11:13 AM
"Visually, when elements share a rhythm—similar line weight, spacing, or flow—they naturally come into conversation. I introduce tension by working with contrasting glazes..." Miae Kim
Read the full conversation buff.ly/OkyzZ62
NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
Until 25th April 26
Read the full conversation buff.ly/OkyzZ62
NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
Until 25th April 26
Saturday Spotlight | Geoffrey Swindell
“When I became a potter I carried the involvement I had with painting surface qualities through to my ceramics, creating objects that are not just simply coated in glaze but have an essential and inseparable relationship of form and surface” buff.ly/pwmB2gy
“When I became a potter I carried the involvement I had with painting surface qualities through to my ceramics, creating objects that are not just simply coated in glaze but have an essential and inseparable relationship of form and surface” buff.ly/pwmB2gy
April 11, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Saturday Spotlight | Geoffrey Swindell
“When I became a potter I carried the involvement I had with painting surface qualities through to my ceramics, creating objects that are not just simply coated in glaze but have an essential and inseparable relationship of form and surface” buff.ly/pwmB2gy
“When I became a potter I carried the involvement I had with painting surface qualities through to my ceramics, creating objects that are not just simply coated in glaze but have an essential and inseparable relationship of form and surface” buff.ly/pwmB2gy
NOW OPEN!
NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
An exhibition of ceramics by 10 makers
2nd - 25th April 2026
"Conceptually, my work explores a dialogue between East and West. " Miae Kim
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NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
An exhibition of ceramics by 10 makers
2nd - 25th April 2026
"Conceptually, my work explores a dialogue between East and West. " Miae Kim
buff.ly/ysPVVVC
April 2, 2026 at 12:22 PM
NOW OPEN!
NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
An exhibition of ceramics by 10 makers
2nd - 25th April 2026
"Conceptually, my work explores a dialogue between East and West. " Miae Kim
buff.ly/ysPVVVC
NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
An exhibition of ceramics by 10 makers
2nd - 25th April 2026
"Conceptually, my work explores a dialogue between East and West. " Miae Kim
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Omer Oner
"I was drawn to clay because of its long history as a material of imitation and reproduction."
One of 10 new Selected Members of @craftpotters, on show with us 2–25 April 2026.
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"I was drawn to clay because of its long history as a material of imitation and reproduction."
One of 10 new Selected Members of @craftpotters, on show with us 2–25 April 2026.
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March 28, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Omer Oner
"I was drawn to clay because of its long history as a material of imitation and reproduction."
One of 10 new Selected Members of @craftpotters, on show with us 2–25 April 2026.
buff.ly/ysPVVVC
"I was drawn to clay because of its long history as a material of imitation and reproduction."
One of 10 new Selected Members of @craftpotters, on show with us 2–25 April 2026.
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Ella Porter's ceramics feel like something uncovered rather than made — layering and erasing until the work reveals itself.
One of 10 new Selected Members of @craftpotters, on show with us 2–25 April 2026.
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One of 10 new Selected Members of @craftpotters, on show with us 2–25 April 2026.
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March 27, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Ella Porter's ceramics feel like something uncovered rather than made — layering and erasing until the work reveals itself.
One of 10 new Selected Members of @craftpotters, on show with us 2–25 April 2026.
buff.ly/ysPVVVC
One of 10 new Selected Members of @craftpotters, on show with us 2–25 April 2026.
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NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
2nd - 25th April 2026
Ten makers, recently awarded Selected Member status by the @craftpotters
Geometric designs explore a detailed interplay of pattern and form, resulting in complex, graphic surfaces.
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2nd - 25th April 2026
Ten makers, recently awarded Selected Member status by the @craftpotters
Geometric designs explore a detailed interplay of pattern and form, resulting in complex, graphic surfaces.
buff.ly/ysPVVVC
March 26, 2026 at 12:12 PM
NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
2nd - 25th April 2026
Ten makers, recently awarded Selected Member status by the @craftpotters
Geometric designs explore a detailed interplay of pattern and form, resulting in complex, graphic surfaces.
buff.ly/ysPVVVC
2nd - 25th April 2026
Ten makers, recently awarded Selected Member status by the @craftpotters
Geometric designs explore a detailed interplay of pattern and form, resulting in complex, graphic surfaces.
buff.ly/ysPVVVC
NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
2nd - 25th April 2026
This exhibition profiles the works of ten newly selected members of the @craftpotters. Growing up on a farm in rural West Wales gave Deiniol Williams a deep connection to land and place.
Discover more here buff.ly/ysPVVVC
2nd - 25th April 2026
This exhibition profiles the works of ten newly selected members of the @craftpotters. Growing up on a farm in rural West Wales gave Deiniol Williams a deep connection to land and place.
Discover more here buff.ly/ysPVVVC
March 25, 2026 at 12:12 PM
NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
2nd - 25th April 2026
This exhibition profiles the works of ten newly selected members of the @craftpotters. Growing up on a farm in rural West Wales gave Deiniol Williams a deep connection to land and place.
Discover more here buff.ly/ysPVVVC
2nd - 25th April 2026
This exhibition profiles the works of ten newly selected members of the @craftpotters. Growing up on a farm in rural West Wales gave Deiniol Williams a deep connection to land and place.
Discover more here buff.ly/ysPVVVC
NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
2nd - 25th April 2026
This exhibition profiles the works of ten newly selected members of the @craftpotters
Michelle Young-Hares has a keen interest in botany and uses macro photography to explore the structures and growth patterns of plants.
2nd - 25th April 2026
This exhibition profiles the works of ten newly selected members of the @craftpotters
Michelle Young-Hares has a keen interest in botany and uses macro photography to explore the structures and growth patterns of plants.
March 24, 2026 at 12:12 PM
NEW MEMBERS OF THE CRAFT POTTERS ASSOCIATION
2nd - 25th April 2026
This exhibition profiles the works of ten newly selected members of the @craftpotters
Michelle Young-Hares has a keen interest in botany and uses macro photography to explore the structures and growth patterns of plants.
2nd - 25th April 2026
This exhibition profiles the works of ten newly selected members of the @craftpotters
Michelle Young-Hares has a keen interest in botany and uses macro photography to explore the structures and growth patterns of plants.
In conversation: Lise Herud Braten | Day 5 of 5
On the final day of our series, Lise talks about knowing when to stop. With porcelain, stoneware, slips, oxides, glazes, and natural ash all in play across multiple firings — how does she decide a piece is truly finished?
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On the final day of our series, Lise talks about knowing when to stop. With porcelain, stoneware, slips, oxides, glazes, and natural ash all in play across multiple firings — how does she decide a piece is truly finished?
buff.ly/EptqndP
March 23, 2026 at 12:12 PM
In conversation: Lise Herud Braten | Day 5 of 5
On the final day of our series, Lise talks about knowing when to stop. With porcelain, stoneware, slips, oxides, glazes, and natural ash all in play across multiple firings — how does she decide a piece is truly finished?
buff.ly/EptqndP
On the final day of our series, Lise talks about knowing when to stop. With porcelain, stoneware, slips, oxides, glazes, and natural ash all in play across multiple firings — how does she decide a piece is truly finished?
buff.ly/EptqndP
In conversation: Lise Herud Braten | Day 4 of 5
Today Lise walks us through her process — throwing, manipulating, carving, layering — and reveals the moment when a piece truly becomes itself. Plus, how much does she embrace the unexpected?
Read here buff.ly/EptqndP
#LiseHerudBraten
Today Lise walks us through her process — throwing, manipulating, carving, layering — and reveals the moment when a piece truly becomes itself. Plus, how much does she embrace the unexpected?
Read here buff.ly/EptqndP
#LiseHerudBraten
March 20, 2026 at 12:12 PM
In conversation: Lise Herud Braten | Day 4 of 5
Today Lise walks us through her process — throwing, manipulating, carving, layering — and reveals the moment when a piece truly becomes itself. Plus, how much does she embrace the unexpected?
Read here buff.ly/EptqndP
#LiseHerudBraten
Today Lise walks us through her process — throwing, manipulating, carving, layering — and reveals the moment when a piece truly becomes itself. Plus, how much does she embrace the unexpected?
Read here buff.ly/EptqndP
#LiseHerudBraten
In conversation: Lise Herud Braten | Day 3 of 5
Today Lise takes us to Norway — to the rugged landscapes and early memories that continue to find their way into the shapes and surfaces of her pieces. A deeply personal answer that gets to the heart of her practice.
Read more here buff.ly/EptqndP
Today Lise takes us to Norway — to the rugged landscapes and early memories that continue to find their way into the shapes and surfaces of her pieces. A deeply personal answer that gets to the heart of her practice.
Read more here buff.ly/EptqndP
March 19, 2026 at 12:12 PM
In conversation: Lise Herud Braten | Day 3 of 5
Today Lise takes us to Norway — to the rugged landscapes and early memories that continue to find their way into the shapes and surfaces of her pieces. A deeply personal answer that gets to the heart of her practice.
Read more here buff.ly/EptqndP
Today Lise takes us to Norway — to the rugged landscapes and early memories that continue to find their way into the shapes and surfaces of her pieces. A deeply personal answer that gets to the heart of her practice.
Read more here buff.ly/EptqndP
In conversation: Lise Herud Braten | Day 2 of 5
Today Lise reflects on how her practice has evolved — and the pivotal moments, people, and experiences that have fundamentally shifted the direction of her work.
Read more here buff.ly/EptqndP
#LiseHerudBraten #ContemporaryCeramics #InConversation
Today Lise reflects on how her practice has evolved — and the pivotal moments, people, and experiences that have fundamentally shifted the direction of her work.
Read more here buff.ly/EptqndP
#LiseHerudBraten #ContemporaryCeramics #InConversation
March 18, 2026 at 12:12 PM
In conversation: Lise Herud Braten | Day 2 of 5
Today Lise reflects on how her practice has evolved — and the pivotal moments, people, and experiences that have fundamentally shifted the direction of her work.
Read more here buff.ly/EptqndP
#LiseHerudBraten #ContemporaryCeramics #InConversation
Today Lise reflects on how her practice has evolved — and the pivotal moments, people, and experiences that have fundamentally shifted the direction of her work.
Read more here buff.ly/EptqndP
#LiseHerudBraten #ContemporaryCeramics #InConversation