Contemporary Ceramics gallery and shop exhibits the greatest collectable names in British ceramics along with the most up and coming artists of today. Our distinguished makers are all carefully selected members of the Craft Potters Association.
All of our makers are members of the Craft Potters Association and each of them have a story to tell.
“Chivers is an artist potter whose work shines with a flowing lyricism in which decoration is intrinsically linked to form but is equally linked to natural random processes of image formation of the kind favoured by the American Abstract Expressionists and the European ‘matter’ painters.” Peter Davies.
Deiniol‘s ceramic practice explores the dichotomy between rhythm and discord, and balance and disorder. By bringing together raw and unrefined materials and incorporating them into the clay, he seeks the harmonious point between the rhythmic flow of the potter‘s wheel and the disruptive and chaotic inclusions within the modified clay. Having grown up on a farm in rural West Wales, Deiniol has a strong connection to land and place which literally led him to take elements of the earth and incorporate it into his work.
Originally trained in fine art in Vienna before studying ceramics in London, Regina Heinz was drawn to clay by its vibrancy of colour, the sensuality and tactility of the material, and the way clay responds to the movement of the hand. She sees her work as "three-dimensional painting", exploring the relationship between form, surface and colour.
The functional wheel-thrown pots that Carl creates are modest but highly considered and precisely made, sometimes altered when wet, often with spontaneous, energetic surface marks. Everything is conceived in the knowledge that his work will be wood-fired.
Ben Arnup’s interest in ceramics started at home. With a sculptor and a potter as parents, he grew up learning ceramics skills and technology. Ben has exhibited in Britain, Europe and America, his work is represented in public collections in Britain and Germany.
Verity is a ceramic artist creating works that explore mystery, trigger memories, generate atmosphere and evoke a sense of place. She makes distinct bodies of work, taking inspiration from the landscape, history, and culture surrounding her in rural Herefordshire. Using clay as a medium for drawing and monoprinting, Verity creates sculptural, slab-built, ceramic forms. It is important to Verity that the form and surface of her work create a harmonious composition and are integral to her subject matter.