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100 Years of Leach and Hamada Exhibition

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The pots in our current 100 Years of Leach and Ham

Reposted from @airspacegallery Throughout our #U

Reposted from @airspacegallery

Throughout our #UseAndOrnament exhibition we’ll be highlighting each of the @claycollege makers and their #Yunomis - each yunomi is available for sale
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#1 Birgit Pohl @birgitpots

I am fascinated by the design and philosophy which the Bauhaus stood for and am trying to combine some of the movement’s basic principles with a Japanese style tea bowl.
Simple, precise shapes were the starting point for most Bauhaus designs and decorative elements were used sparingly. My design is a nod to this simplicity but the surface decoration retains a playful and freer element that I also seek in my other pieces.
Although my pots can be used, functionality is not my primary focus – I am more interested in conveying a love for design and attention to detail; I seek to make pots that are pleasant to hold and that add interest to their surroundings.

Birgit Pohl has been based in London for the last 12 years, but is originally from Germany. After a career in publishing, during which she had nurtured her love for ceramics through evening classes, it became clear that she wanted to work with clay full-time which led her to study at Clay College.
She is particularly interested in the history of European ceramics and enjoys exploring how pieces by the great potters of the past can inform new work. In the development of her designs, she looks to balance precision of form with fluidity in the surface decoration.
In August 2020, her work was selected by Ceramics Review for their Emerging Makers showcase on Instagram.

A huge thank you to @drmatthewtyas for joining us

A huge thank you to @drmatthewtyas for joining us for his brilliant talk titled 'The Leach Pottery: 100 Years & Counting’ this weekend. This was the first in-person event for us in a long time, and hopefully the first of many!

Our 100 Years of Leach and Hamada Influence Exhibition is now open daily in the Clay College gallery from 11am-3pm and for anybody who isn't able to visit they will on the website tomorrow, Monday 13th September from 11am.

So pleased to have a fantastic selection of pots b

So pleased to have a fantastic selection of pots by @jimmalonepotter in our current 100 Years of Leach and Hamada Influence Exhibition which is now open daily in the Clay College Gallery.

The exhibition also features work by Ken Matsuzaki, Roelof Uys, Clive Bowen, Kat Wheeler, William Plumptre, Peter Swanson and James Hake as well as Leach Standard Ware, John Leach’s Muchelney Pottery and Hamada Standard Ware.

The gallery at @middleportpottery is open daily from 11am-3pm and for anybody who isn't able to visit they will on the website Monday 13th September from 11am.

Our 100 Years of Leach and Hamada Influence Exhibi

Our 100 Years of Leach and Hamada Influence Exhibition is now opening in the Clay College Gallery!

The exhibition features a wonderful range of work by potters who have all been influenced by Leach and Hamada in some way. Featuring work by Ken Matsuzaki, Roelof Uys, Clive Bowen, Jim Malone, Kat Wheeler, William Plumptre, Peter Swanson and James Hake as well as Leach Standard Ware, John Leach’s Muchelney Pottery and Hamada Standard Ware.

We also have a historical and modern display of work by their contemporaries from the UK and Japan.

The gallery is open daily from 11am-3pm and for anybody who isn’t able to visit the gallery in person, the exhibition will be available to view and purchase from on the Clay College Website from Monday 13th September, 11am.

100 Years of Leach and Hamada Influence Exhibition

100 Years of Leach and Hamada Influence Exhibition Opening tomorrow!

Please join us for the opening of this exhibition on Friday 10th September, 11am-3pm. The exhibition will feature a wonderful range of work by potters who have all been influenced by Leach and Hamada in some way. Featuring work by Roelof Uys, Ken Matsuzaki, Clive Bowen, Jim Malone, Kat Wheeler, William Plumptre, Peter Swanson and James Hake as well as Leach Standard Ware, John Leach’s Muchelney Pottery and Hamada Standard Ware. We also have a historical and modern display of work by their contemporaries from the UK and Japan.

For anybody who isn’t able to visit the gallery in person, the exhibition will be available to view and purchase from on the Clay College Website from Monday 13th September, 11am.

Hope to see you there!

Thrilled to have some wonderful pots by @jameshake

This gorgeous Teapot by @kat.r.wheeler will be in

@fitchandmcandrew are running a price draw to win

@fitchandmcandrew are running a price draw to win this wonderful 'This is England' charger to raise money for @fareshareuk. To support such a worthwhile cause, the link to their crowdfunder is in our stories.

Reposted from @fitchandmcandrew

Here is Hannah with her 'This Is England' Charger.

To all those who have already donated and entered the prize draw to raise money for the charity FareShare, thank you so much. As I write the total stands at £2740.

In brief it was made in response to the racist abuse received by England footballers in the Euro 2020 final. FareShare has been chosen as the charity to support because of player Marcus Rashford's involvement with them. They redistribute surplus food to charities that turn it into meals. To read the full story and to enter the prize draw if you would like to this is the link that you need, also in the bio:

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/win-this-is-england-charger-by-hannah-mcandrew

If you can share this with family or friends or any interested parties please do, we would be very grateful. Entries are taken for three weeks and then there will be one name drawn at random. Full terms and conditions are on the Crowdfunder page.

Both racism and food poverty are universal sadly, they know no boundaries. Hence I am tagging @scotland._.football and @officialqosfc
here too. This isn't simply about a few players on the England team, it's far bigger than that. We can all do our bit.
Thank you.

Image credit: @shannontofts

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