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Stoneware animals, figures and planters for home or garden.
CERAMICS
Blue Door Studio, 4 Glenthorpe, Lamma Well Rd, Holmfirth,
07799 245186
Although I have no formal qualifications in ceramics I have been working with clay since 1974 when I helped to run informal pottery workshops with children in Liverpool. I have lived in the Holme Valley for many years, and was originally inspired by the local landscape to make pots, based on my surroundings and the animals in them. These were originally handbuilt in slabs of clay and fired to earthenware temperature using green and brown stains and glazes. Later I discovered crank stoneware clay and loved its coarse sandy textures and suitability for larger outside work. I’ve always made sheep & farmyard animals so it was natural to continue. The birds and animals have grown in size, character and variety and have been joined by a variety of planters and one-off sculptures, still based on natural patterns,organic shapes and themes. The perfect combination of two passions, Ceramics and Gardening!