I work with Cornish stoneware to create tableware items. I collect the clay straight from the field from which it is dug and processed on the north coast of Cornwall. This clay is groggy, light in colour, and a joy to work with. My glazes are recipes that I have developed, having learnt the technology from studying at The Leach Pottery in St Ives. My current palette (by which I mean buckets) contains a rich aqua blue, a speckled slightly matte white and a pale, semi-translucent blue. Colours inspired by the south west coast.

My pottery journey began on a tiny wheel that I picked up for fifty quid on gumtree. I started by creating wobbly shapes at home, on my Dutch barge. I threw and threw and threw (and also threw away) increasingly less wobbly pots until, eventually, their quality improved and their number outgrew the boat. Although you might occasionally still find me throwing pieces on the towpath on that tiny wheel, I now mostly work from my studio in Bath. Whilst this means I have running water, space and electricity for a kiln, I can no longer blame the movement of the boat when my pots come out wonky.

My pieces tend to be simple to the point of naïve, functional, and compact in shape and form. I know a new piece is a goer if it has a silliness that makes me giggle when it comes off the wheel, or if it morphs into something unexpected once a handle is added or a spout formed. Whilst the majority of my works today is created in the studio, cups, plates and bowls still fill various corners of the boat from where I sell them. Find me aboard the Hoop op Pottery Shop, currently traversing the Kennet and Avon! Or buy online from my shop page.

I try to update boat shop location and opening times on my instagram page -they are far from predictable!

@eggpotteryboat