Artwork for Rob Towler
Wheel thrown salt cellar in slip decorated terracotta
Wheel thrown bud vase in slip decorated terracotta
Details
I have created my own range of functional slipware which I continue to develop with new designs and techniques. My work seeks to explore and innovate established making techniques in the British slipware tradition, through the capturing of a variety of patterns drawn in liquid clay.
Working as a creative is intrinsically linked to my daily life. Creating the objects for myself and others to use for the daily rituals of preparing and eating food, as well as making the humble cup of tea gives me great purpose. These rituals are what brings us together as families and communities.
Im a potter, working in both stoneware and earthenware clays to create a range of functional dinner and drinkwares.
MY practise is comprised of a balance of teaching wheel thrown ceramics, either in a class format or more personal tuition, making my own range of functional pots and managing an open access member studio in Worcestershire.
My first taste of the ceramics world was when I attended a one off taster session at the Bermondsey biscuit factory in South London, wanting to find a hobby away from working in the hospitality industry. This one lesson sparked an interest in ceramics that I pursued all the way to the doors of Central Saint Martins, where I achieved a first class honours degree in Ceramic Design.
Upcoming Shows:
Potfest Glydne place 2025 - April 25th - 27th
Ceramics Wales 2025 - June 14th - 15th
Postfest Shaftesbury 2025 - July 4th - 6th
Past shows:
Lethaby gallery
Potfest Glynde place 2024
potfest Southwest - shaftesbury 2024
Wardlow mires food and pots show 2024
Work featured in:
Harpers Bazar
Elle Home
Yod & Co
TOAST
IOTA design
