Richard Batterham Ceramics

Within a few years a range of pots had developed which satisfied the needs of both kitchen and table.

Richard batterham ceramics. He has been making work in durweston dorset since 1959 rooted in one dear familiar place. Born 1936 richard batterham became interested in pottery at a very young age at bryanston school where an interest in craft and design was greatly encouraged. Richard batterham built his first kiln a two chambered climbing one in 1959 in the garden of the house where he still lives. The cut sided bowl is probably richard batterham s trade mark such elegance such balance and ooooh such skill.

In 1978 with the help of the french potter thiébaut chagué he also built a small salt glaze kiln. He learnt under the guidance of donald potter who was a student of eric gill and had also worked with michael cardew at winchcombe. Batterham was introduced to pottery by don potter who taught sculpture pottery and metalwork at bryanston school. See more ideas about pottery ceramics ceramic pottery.

These same one piece lidded boxes have been produced by a number of potters including uk s richard batterham and his teacher before him donald potter who passed away in 2004 at the age of 102. He worked within the tradition of bernard leach though he also exemplifies the teachings of michael cardew. Richard batterham trained at the leach pottery in 1957 and 1958 returning to his native dorset in 1959 to set up his own pottery. Julian bailey paintings richard batterham ceramics petter southall furniture at the waterfront 6 june to 19 july 2015.

Richard batterham born 1936 became interested in pottery when he was at bryanston school and learnt under the guidance of donald potter himself a student of eric gill. This bowl is 31 cms in diameter and 19 cms high oh and its wonderful for making bread that s it with batterham pots they cry out to be used. When his conventional education was finished he spent a year studying as a potter at the leach pottery in st ives cornwall. Glad to see the good teaching techniques on video here by bvg.

He now has about five firings a year and is producing some of his best work to date. From the beginning the pots have been made to enrich rather than to adorn life. In 1967 richard moved into a new pottery workshop and built a larger four chambered oil and wood fired kiln.