In my little blue cottage in Upwey, I create décor and functional pieces with clay. A close connection to nature and inspiration from the beautiful Dorset surroundings, allow for organic creations that I hope add to the warmth and style…
I am a maker of colourful stoneware ceramics, including tableware, lamp bases and individual one off pieces. All of my ceramics are wheel thrown and decorated with free abstract designs, using colourful stoneware glazes made to my own recipes. I…
I am a potter and pottery teacher based in, Dorset. My work is both wheel-thrown and hand built characterised by clean, contemporary forms and distinctive layered glazes. I like to explore the relationship between shape, texture and colour. Alongside my…
Galiani Glass Art – Artist Bio We are Purbeck-based glass artists with 18 years of experience. Our practice often blends a variety of kiln forming and flame working techniques, creating bold and unique glass works that explore the interplay of…
I make hand thrown earthenware pottery from my Dorset studio in Winterborne Whitechurch. All pieces are then individually hand painted with brightly coloured slips in designs inspired by nature.
I work in stoneware, porcelain and bronze, from the small, intimate, hand painted, high fired porcelain wildlife brooches, to life sized wildlife bronzes, and everything in between. My small gift sized wildlife stoneware bas relief sculptures are suitable for indoor…
Handcrafted fused glass from right here in Dorchester! I love using lots of different things for inspiration in my work but, being a native of Dorset, I especially love using its natural beauty as a starting point in many of…
Nick produces an eclectic mix of stoneware ceramic pieces, functional domestic ware, and one off pieces. Nick also makes Raku fired ceramic pieces, including his unique Raku fired ceramic pictures. He also creates one off contemporary / ornamental / sculpture…
First encountering clay aged 12 when attending a class with my Mum, it’s been the slow growth of a passion for clay. It is a magical material – starting with an unpromising lump of ‘mud’ and finishing with a piece…
I am inspired by primitive art, and the local fauna and flora in Dorset. All my work is hand-built. I start out with slabs of clay and cut and adjust these, with some additional pinching and coiling. These are bisque…
Antje Rook is an international known textile artist. Her work is inspired by her environment, nature and people, also personal experiences. Sometimes she uses surreal elements in her work. Her art ranges from small delicate pictures to large expressive displays,…
I have long had a fascination with wood – its use in architecture, interiors and decoration. It has an organic warmth and can be crafted in so many ways – carpentry and joinery; wood turning; engraving; sculpture, etc. This year…
Karen Wiltshire is a Dorset-based ceramic artist who describes herself, quite happily, as a bit of a clay muckee abouter. Originally a hobby potter, Karen’s love of clay has gradually grown into a creative life of making handbuilt ceramics for…
Hi, I am Haleema—I am an occasional potter based in Poundbury. I can only do my pottery occasionally due to my other work as a medical researcher, but I hope that will change soon. Working with and trying to make…
I never set out to become a jewellery maker; I simply followed something that made me happy, and it grew into something I could never have imagined. After many years working in nursing and caring for others, creativity gradually became…
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