Championing the very best independent ceramic makers for over 60 years

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.

 

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Meet Our Makers

All of our makers are members of the Craft Potters Association and each of them have a story to tell.

Karen Downing
Karen Downing

Karen throws carefully considered porcelain pots for everyday use. Her forms are elegant yet robust: these are pots to be held,  filled, drunk out of and eaten from. The purposeful use of one material (porcelain), a single creamy white glaze, a deliberately restricted vocabulary of form and the process of repetition throwing combine to create both unity and diversity in her work.

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Adele Howitt
Adele Howitt

Adele is a designer and maker of ceramics whose practice spans architectural ceramics and public realm art for both interior and exterior spaces. Her work engages with cultural identity, creative participation, and placemaking, contributing to large-scale projects that celebrate shared heritage. In 2009, she established her studio, returning to the making and exhibition of contemporary ceramics alongside her public practice.

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Daphne Carnegy
Daphne Carnegy

Daphne Carnegy makes a range of thrown, and sometimes hand-built, painted tin-glazed earthenware which combine an awareness of historical precedents with her passion for plants.

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Wendy Lawrence
Wendy Lawrence

Wendy discovered clay on an art foundation course. She went on to study at the University of Central Lancashire in 1998, gaining a BA in 3D Design (Ceramics). Since her graduation, she has continued to teach ceramics and run workshops for schools, colleges and community groups. She has participated in symposiums and workshops in Britain, Europe and America.

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Ömer Öner
Ömer Öner

Ömer is a Turkish artist whose practice explores transformation through ceramics. He holds BA and MA degrees in Medieval History and previously worked as a lecturer and researcher in Turkey before relocating to London to study Ceramic Design at Central Saint Martins. His practice is shaped by historical awareness, material curiosity, and a fascination with the overlooked potential of found objects.

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Alastair Knights
Alastair Knights

Alastair has a lifetime of experience as an artist/maker, teacher, mentor, and plantsman. He was taught by Emmanuel Cooper, Walter Keeler, Dan Arbeid, Richard Slee, Mo Jupp, Robert Kesseler, Gillian Lowndes, and Gordon Baldwin, etc. Gillian and Gordon in particular were pivotal in transfoming his thinking and ambition.

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