Ceramics

I worked with clay and especially the teapot form for more than 30 years. I loved it's endless, playful potential to create illusions and raise a smile.

Early work was predominantly slipcast fun teapots, which have become sought after collectables. More recent work consisted of small editions of teapots together with hand built and Raku fired pieces.

I worked with Paul Cardew in his first business Sunshine Ceramics from 1978 to 1983. After a number of years making and decorating all manner of odd shaped ashtrays, punk mugs and Nat West piggy banks, I left to concentrate on my own work.

I made a range of brooches which were selected by the Design Centre. In 1983 with a converted pigsty as a workshop, I made my first teapot...a black and white harlequin. Encouraged by The Teahouse in Covent Garden London I began to make many more teapots.

In 1984 I moved to larger premises in Devon and began exporting to France, Germany, Italy and Japan as well as supplying many shops in the UK with a wide range of collectable teapots.

In 1990 I moved to North Cornwall in order to combine home and workplace and escape the rat race of Devon. In 1994 I was honoured to be presented to Prince Charles as part of Cornwall's "In Pursuit of Excellence" scheme.

I exported a large percentage of my work to the U.S.A. and was commissioned to make various complex salt and pepper sets for the Salt and Pepper Collectors Club of America!

In 2016 I decided that there was too much “stuff” in the world without me adding to it, so I retired from all things ceramic and gave my materials and other equipment to other potters.