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Whichford Pottery is a family-run pottery established in 1976. All our pots are made entirely by hand and come with a 10 year frostproof guarantee
The Octagon Gallery - showcasing the best hand-made pottery, gardening tools, jewellery and a range of British crafts.
 
22 November 2008
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The Octagon

The Octagon

The Octagon Gallery at Whichford Pottery

Our stunning new gallery set in the garden at the pottery, offering a constantly changing selection of unique work by the best potters, alongside top quality gardening tools, jewellery, gift wrap, greetings cards and other British crafts.


GUEST POTTER OR THE MONTH:


Yo Thom

Yo
Yo Thom

Starting Date: 01/11/2008

Dates: 1st - 30th November

Times: Mon - Fri 9am to 5pm, Saturdays 10am to 5pm, Sundays 11am to 4pm



Yo's work is a unique fusion of British and Japanese. Her latest range, Ai (Indigo), has subtle but playful forms and surfaces inspired by traditional Japanese indigo textiles



 

MAJOR POTTERY EXHIBITIONS:


Clive Bowen


Starting Date: 18/10/2008

Dates: 18th October to 16th November

Times: Mon - Fri 9am to 5pm, Saturdays 10am to 5pm, Sundays 11am to 4pm


Wood-fired bowl by Clive Bowen

WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO BE EXHIBITING NEW WORK BY THE CHAMPION OF ENGLISH SLIPWARE, CLIVE BOWEN

Clive has an international reputation for his highly-collectable domestic ware and one off pots. He works in Devon using the local Fremington clay which has been used for centuries to make North Devon earthenware. The combination of the simple materials and the smoke and flame of the wood firing impart a great richness and depth to the finished pots.



 

SPECIAL EVENTS:


Christmas Show in The Octagon


Richard Godfrey

Starting Date: 29/11/2008

Dates: 29th November to 23rd December

Times: Mon - Fri 9am to 5pm, Saturdays 10am to 5pm, Sundays 11am to 4pm


Teapot by Richard Godfrey

A FABULOUS LINE-UP OF WORK BY TOP MAKERS......

JANE COX makes earthenware tableware and large statement dishes and platters. She uses various making techniques and combines bold elegant forms with energetic, striking surface patterns. Working from London, Southern France and Jamaica, her work seeks to combine and express all these identities.

EDDIE CURTIS is currently working with two distinctively different clay bodies: porcelain for delicate simple statements; and a coarse gritty stoneware when he wants to convey more expressive, spirited ideas. Eddie enjoys using copper red glazes and firing his work in a large brick built kiln, which he constructed over 25 years ago. He says the kiln is noisy, intense and very exciting!

DAVID FRITH specialises in thrown, pressed or slabbed reduction stoneware. His pieces are individual, often on a large scale. David uses celadons, ashes, and iron rich glazes combined with wax motifs, heavy overglazes and trailed pigments, plus the added gift of wood-firing!

MARGARET FRITH concentrates on making individual porcelain pieces, using a porcelain clay she has developed after years of experimentation. She uses various decorating techniques, including wax and layered glazes, freely drawn brushwork, ashed surfaces or celadon glazes over carved motifs.

RICHARD GODFREY works with a mixture of thrown and hand-built forms, decorated with the coloured slips that he has developed over the past 30 years. The inspiration for his work comes mostly from the coastline and countryside around his studio on the south Devonshire clifftops.

PAUL YOUNG makes a range of domestic and decorative earthenware with slip-trailed decoration. His work is thrown on a momentum wheel or hand-built, very often combining both techniques. Paul is inspired by European folk arts traditions and early English slipware.

For more information, please do not hesitate to contact us - tel 01608 684416 or email flowerpots@whichfordpottery.com




Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information or to be added to our mailing list (email or post)
tel 01608 684416 or email flowerpots@whichfordpottery.com






 

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ANNUAL SALE

at the Pottery!

Friday 21st November to Sunday 7th December

Generous discounts off ALL flowerpots in stock, plus lots of 'pot luck' bargains

Please telephone 01608 684416 or click below for more details....


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