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Profile | Phil Rogers: ‘Drawing in the Air’
Having taught himself to throw in the early 1970s, using Bernard Leach’s A Potter’s Book as his only guide, Phil Rogers has over the years established himself as one of the world’s leading studio potters.
In Focus | A Brief History of Modern Japanese Ceramics
For Japan, the history of ceramics is the history of its belief systems, its cultural values – to a greater or lesser extent, it is the history of its people.
Making | Studio Tour: Lisa Hammond’s Maze Hill Pottery
To celebrate gallery potter Lisa Hammond’s amazing new MBE award, we made a studio tour looking at Lisa’s fantastic Maze Hill Pottery.
Making | Japanese Potter Ken Matsuzaki Throwing Chawans
In 2007 we first visited the Mashiko studio of internationally renowned Japanese potter Ken Matsuzaki to film the master at work.
Making | Studio Tour: Anne Mette Hjortshøj and the Island of Bornholm
Anne Mette’s studio is housed in an old 19th century farmhouse on the coast of Bornholm, a small Danish island in the Baltic Sea.
Making | Throwing Demonstration by Phil Rogers
Back in 2012 at the book launch for our ceramics publication Phil Rogers: A Portfolio, potter Phil Rogers presented an in-depth lecture on his life and work and gave a fascinating throwing demonstration in our gallery front room.
Making | Jean-Nicolas Gérard Throwing Vases
Here we look at how French slipware potter Jean-Nicolas Gérard throws his small vases in his Valensole studio.
We Love Clay Guide | How to Spot a Good Pot: Surface (Pt. 2)
If the surface of a pot tells a story, decoration is the potter’s language, gestural marks and impressed shapes their vocabulary.
We Love Clay Guide | How to Spot a Good Pot: Form (Pt. 1)
At the Goldmark Gallery we’re constantly handling pots. At work we sell and display them; at home we cook, eat and drink with them daily.
Making | Glazing Pots in the Studio with Phil Rogers
Here we take a look at Phil Rogers working with glazes in his studio. We see Phil applying Nuka, Shino and Tenmoku glazes to bisque-fired chawans, yunomis and bottles and experimenting with new glaze recipes and the peculiar behaviours and qualities of each glaze.
Making | Nic Collins and the ‘Hard-Won Art’: Opening the Wood Firing Kiln
In this article we read about the huge risks and rewards involved in wood-firing from the point of view of Devon based potter Nic Collins.
We Love Clay Guide | Buying Pots: 10 Types of Ceramic Decoration
It can be difficult to spot how different marks on a pot have been achieved. Here’s our short guide to ceramic decoration to get you started.
Profile | Clive Bowen: ‘Born, Not Made’
To coincide with the arrival of a new batch of pots from Devon, we’re featuring our feature-length ceramics film on renowned slipware potter Clive Bowen as this week’s Profile.
We Love Clay Guide | Buying Pots: A Brief Glossary of Glazes
When you first start collecting pots, keeping track of the many different glazes on different pots can be more than a little tricky.
We Love Clay Guide | Buying Pots: How to Start Collecting Ceramics
Buying, owning and using pots is an experience that can change your life. Here’s our helpful introduction to starting a ceramics collection.
In Focus | Chadō and the Chawan: 5 Potters and their Tea Bowls
Chawans are supremely personal ceramic forms. The very best are thought to have captured in gentle form and decoration the essence of their maker.
Events | Ken Matsuzaki Ceramics Exhibition | 8/6/13
In June 2013 we held our fourth exhibition of work by Japanese potter Ken Matsuzaki, one of the world’s leaders in ceramics.
Events | Jean-Nicolas Gérard Ceramics Exhibition | 27/4/13
In April 2013 we were delighted to announce an exhibition featuring ceramics by leading French potter Jean-Nicolas Gérard.
Events | Lisa Hammond Ceramics Exhibition | 22/9/12
In September 2012 we were delighted to announce our third exhibition of top British potter Lisa Hammond’s ceramics at the Goldmark Gallery.
Events | Svend Bayer Ceramics Exhibition | 17/9/12
Back in September 2012 we held our third exhibition of pots by wood firer Svend Bayer, featuring over two-hundred exceptional new ceramic works.
Events | Lee Kang-hyo Ceramics Exhibition | 11/7/12
In July 2012 we held our first exhibition featuring the work of Lee Kang-hyo, one of the finest potters working in Korea today.