In 1920 Bernard Leach returned from Japan with Hamada Shoji to found the Leach Pottery in St. Ives. Click the Leach Pottery tiles above to view a Leach St. Ives potters family tree.
Ladi Kwali at Winchcombe Pottery in 1962.
Does anyone recognise this mark on a Leach Pottery coffee mug? Its not Muriel Bell, she used a bell image as her mark.
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There are many ways, this is mine.
Nigerian potter, Cardew influenced.
A precision engineered adjustable oak stand, just right for your cherished plate, charger or dish.
Now also available in Black!
Functional pottery is made to be used and at the same time give pleasure to the user. Click one of the pots below to view my gallery by form and make your judgement on how well the potter has fulfilled his or her task.
03/06/2013 Home - Ladi Kwali in 1962 19/05/2013 Exhibitions - Modern Masters 12/05/2013 Home - Pottery Marks Book 11/05/2013 Home - Leach Potter MB Mark 11/05/2013 Books - Hamada Potter sold 24/04/2013 Leach Family Tree - John Dermer 18/04/2013 Potters - John Dermer16/04/2013 Noticeboard - May Open House - Hove, Sussex20/03/2013 Bookshop - Craft of the Potter20/03/2013 Bookshop - Hamada Potter20/03/2013 Bookshop - Warren Mackenzie20/03/2013 Bookshop - Leach Hamada Circle20/03/2013 Bookshop - Pots in the Kitchen20/03/2013 Bookshop - Unknown Craftsman 15/03/2013 Exhibitions - Fellowship of the Fire 12/03/2013 Gallery - Leach Pottery11/03/2013 Gallery - Bawa Ushafa (Abuja)11/03/2013 Gallery - Jim Malone19/11/2012 Gallery - Lisa Hammond 19/11/2012 Gallery - Winchcombe Pottery09/10/2012 Home - Danlami Aliyu09/10/2012 Noticeboard - Michael Cardew at Paul Rice Gallery25/09/2012 Noticeboard - Michael Cardew Exhibition19/07/2012 Sold - Muchelney Tankard13/07/2012 Home - John Reeve13/07/2012 Home - Alan Brough11/07/2012 Exhibitions - Cornwall at Bevere Gallery 04/07/2012 Exhibitions - Ashraf and Sue Hanna 28/06/2012 Noticeboard - Southern Ceramic Group 28/06/2012 Noticeboard - Art in Clay 27/06/2012 Festivals - Earth and Fire 26/06/2012 Home - Photographing Pots 20/06/2012 Home - Edward Hughes Book 12/06/2012 Exhibitions - Bill Marshall at Kestle Barton 30/05/2012 Exhibitions - Excitations York Art Gallery 04/05/2012 Home - Gordon Baldwin 03/05/2012 Exhibitions - Jim Malone 02/05/2012 Home - Della Robbia/Jane Holmes 26/04/2012 Home - Adam Keeling Demonstration 06/04/2012 Noticeboard - Hove Open House 23/03/2012 Pot Sales - Muchelney Tyg sold 21/02/2012 Pot Sales - Broadstairs Flagon sold 19/01/2012 Home - Ray Finch 19/01/2012 Archives - Tin Glazers, Mashiko Appeal 21/12/2011 Gallery - David Lloyd-Jones 03/12/2011 Gallery - Leach Pottery 31/11/2011 Exhibitions - Doug Fitch 23/10/2011 Exhibitions - Peter Swanson 26/09/2011 Leach Pottery - Old Standardware Range 26/09/2011 Gallery - Leach Pottery 26/09/2011 Gallery - Leach Pottery 26/09/2011 Gallery - Leach Pottery 25/09/2011 Gallery - Michael Leach 25/09/2011 Gallery - Leach Pottery 25/09/2011 Gallery - Sten Borsting 25/09/2011 Gallery - Edward Hughes 05/09/2011 Past Potters - David Ballantyne poem 05/09/2011 Festivals - Art in Clay 2011 04/09/2011 Festivals - Aberystwyth - Bottle Kiln 2011 04/09/2011 Festivals - Aberystwyth 2011 20/08/2011 Festivals - Earth and Fire 2011 14/08/2011 Exhibitions - Peter Hayes 21/06/2011 Bookshop - Ken Eastman sold 15/06/2011 Gallery - Leach Pottery Soup Jug 15/06/2011 Home - Tin Glazers 31/05/2011 Exhibitions - Wobage Summer Exhibition 18/05/2011 Home - Mashiko Yunomi 16/05/2011 Exhibitions - William Marshall 15/05/2011 Peter Swanson Mashiko Appeal Yunomi 15/05/2011 Peter Swanson Large Bowl 08/05/2011 Pot Sales - Jeremy Leach box sold 08/05/2011 Pot Sales - St Ives egg cup sold 02/05/2011 Pot Sales - Matthew Blakeley bowl sold 01/05/2011 Pot Sales - Lowerdown bud vase sold 27/04/2011 Exhibitions - Robin Welch 25/04/2011 Gallery - Ray Finch
