HANDMADE POTTERY · BRISTOL
POTS TO PICK UP, USE AND ENJOY.
I'm Nicholas, and I make functional pottery and ceramics in my Bristol studio. Simple forms, glazes with plenty of character, and the occasional surprise from the gas kiln.
Made for everyday use, although I do hope you'll enjoy looking at them too.
THE COLLECTION
Find something you like.
Mugs, cups, bowls and more, all thrown by hand and made to be used. I'm rather particular about how a pot feels when you pick it up - the weight, balance, shape of the rim. Small things, but they make a difference.
Cups
bowls
mugs
studio finds
THE INTERESTING ODDS & ENDS
One-offs, experiments, samples and seconds. Some are the result of trying something new, others have come out of the kiln rather differently than expected.
Quite often, they're my favourites.
It's an ever-changing selection, so have a look and see what's there.
the making process
A bit of control. A lot of fire.
I'm quite particular about the shape of my pots. The curve of a bowl, the weight of a mug, the way a rim feels when you drink from it. I can spend an unreasonable amount of time adjusting something by a couple of millimetres, but I think these things matter when you're using a pot every day.
The glazes are another matter. I make my own recipes, drawing on Japanese ceramic traditions, and fire my work in a gas kiln. The firing creates all sorts of variations in colour and surface, some of which I can encourage, and some of which appear to have very little to do with me.
That's one of the things I enjoy most about the process. You can put a great deal of thought into making something, but there's always an element of surprise when you open the kiln.
Fortunately, I rather like surprises. The good ones, anyway.