Our Ceramicists
Bridget Brittain
Bridget spent her childhood in Cape Town, South Africa before travelling to Asia in her twenties. She lived in Hong Kong for 15 years working and bringing up a family. In 2010 she relocated to England with her family to farm in Dorset. She studies Fine Art at a local college and now live and works as an artist on the family farm.
Bridget predominately creates functional ware inspired by the farmland around her; the silhouette of the trees against the winter sky, a black bird screeching in the fields and the ever changing wonders that arise from the seasons. All this is infused with the heat of her African roots and the years of living in Asia, giving her work a unique and contemporary feel.
Sally Ovenden
I make handmade ceramics in my garden studio in the heart of the New Forest or in my shared studio space at Coda Music and Arts Trust. I am a collector; I love to forage in my (rather tiny) garden, comb the beach and explore my local area. I then use my treasures as inspiration for my work: the native birds, the local flora and fauna. I also observe the little things that many do not look out for: such as pebbles, shells, leaves and even bugs.
I aim to bring you my interpretation of the most beautiful things using my favourite materials. I work primarily in stoneware clay with some porcelain and earthenware occasionally depending on my aim.
Fiona Kelly
Hello there - I've been making pots for over 40 years. Clay is a magical material. It amazes me that you can start with just a ball of soft, plastic clay and end up with a solid, durable item to use in your home everyday. Over the years my work has evolved and extended, new lines and features are added every year as new challenges and ideas present themselves.
Most of my pieces are hand thrown on an electric wheel. I twice fire in an electric kiln, the first firing to 1000°C, then the items are glazed and fired a second time to 1280°C.
Louise Pull
Living in South Dorset for most of my life has led to a great interest in the fauna,
fossils, crystals and shells which can be found on its beaches and cliffs.
I produce a range of ceramics based on the Jurassic coast. Each object’s design is
highly functional, but also represents the natural shapes and beautiful colours that
are created within this wonderful landscape.
Nicky Stockley
Wildlife and particularly birds, feature heavily in Nicky's paintings. It is this idea of bringing creatures to life on a page that has inspired Nicky's newest body of work in wall ceramics.
Owls and puffins flying across the wall or perhaps stags and hares leaping are ideal pieces for those looking for something totally unique with limited wall space.
These pieces are hand sculpted in an epoxy based clay, then painted with acrylic and varnished in resin.
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Harriet Wesley
My work is inspired by the surrounding New Forest, archaeological finds and ancient ceramics and has a textured and organic exterior. The inside is often, by contrast, smooth and glazed, as are the rims of vessels, and they are fired to stoneware temperatures. I like to produce sculptural pieces that are also functional. My current pieces are hand built using a cross between coiling and slab building and decorated using coloured clays and slips, stains and oxides and my own glaze recipes. I also sometimes use metal leaf to add a contrasting detail.
I have worked in ceramics since 1991 after completing a degree at Farnham. I have since worked as an artist and teacher currently producing my own ceramic work and teaching private ceramics lessons from my studio in Ashurst.
Tim Rose
