Earth, Fire and Salt; pots by Micki Schloessingk

An exhibition in The Language of Clay: Part One initiative, Mission Gallery National Touring Exhibitions, curated by Ceri Jones 4th February- 26th March 2017 Micki Schloessingk makes wonderful pots for us to use and enjoy everyday. Micki has created and developed Bridge Pottery in the small village of Cheriton on the Gower peninsula in south Wales. It is here that Micki has… Read More

Anna Noel: Telling Tales

22 October 2016 - 8th January 2017 Anna Noël makes figurative ceramics. She draws on local myths, rhymes and childhood narratives in the creation of her work. Anna loves a good story. This solo exhibition has afforded Anna significant focus to make a body of work that is cohesive and representative of her practice. It is the first show in… Read More

The Button Project

The Button Project is an ongoing experiment in curating and creative collaboration. It began in 2013 when Jo Dahn sent a message to ceramics practitioners, asking them to make a button and post it to her: I’m planning an exhibition and I’d like to invite you to make me a button (or buttons) for inclusion. Buttons can be any size… Read More

Made Anew, Stories of the Broken and Mended

February 20th – June 5th 2016 Opening hours: Monday–Saturday,10am–8pm. Sunday, 1pm–5pm The exhibition is based on the theme of broken and mended pottery, its stories and its associations. It aims to explore our relationship with the state of a pot. How do we feel if it is broken, chipped or dirty? Can these things inform us about its life, where… Read More

Women and Ceramics – Women as Promoters

In the 18th century women represented a significant proportion of china dealers often combining this with second hand clothes dealing which could be bartered. In the 20th century women were the first gallery owners and promoters of studio ceramics. Particularly notable was Muriel Rose who ran the Little Gallery. Women potters and educationalists were also in the forefront of writing… Read More

Women and Ceramics – Royal College of Art

In the 1970s the cult of virtuoso throwing and kiln technology which dominated the studio pottery movement came into question. The new generation preferred art ideas rather than craft ideals. In this decade the Royal College of Art produced a number of women ceramicists who were also promoted by the newly founded Crafts Council. Glenys Barton worked in slip-cast porcelain… Read More

Women and Ceramics – Decorating

Studio potters often rejected colourful surface pattern because of its commercial connotations. Around 1980 a number of women began to reclaim decoration. Janice Tchalenko led the way and very successfully developed the designs for Dart Pottery. Mary Rose Young, Philomena Pretsell, Morgen Hall and Annabeth Rosen (USA) all use decorative patterns and flower and fruit imagery in provocative and ironic… Read More

Women and Ceramics – Figures

In general the figurine was a much despised form within the studio pottery movement because of its associations with over-refined and aristocratic taste or mass production During the 1920s there was a brief moment when figurative ceramics were popular but it was not until the mid 1980s that there was a significant return to figuration. Women have been particularly successful… Read More