Bill Crumbleholme Throwing an urn

Bill Crumbleholme Throwing a Collared Urn
Image By Robin Mills
Courtesy of Marshwood Vale Magazine May 2009 Edition 122
(See the Page 3 article Here)

Last revised:
9th November 2009

The Upwey Potters are a group of ceramic artists who live & work in Upwey, Dorset, England, making and selling their work and running Workshops.
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Upwey Potters Annual Exhibition and Workshops

Dorset Art Weeks
29th May to 13th June 2010

Welcome to the Upwey Potters webpage about their activities at their annual show, during Dorset Art Weeks.

Upwey Potters - The Blurb!

Enjoy a variety of traditional & contemporary ceramics, including sculpture, functional vessels, decorative pieces and Raku, in a delightful setting. Light refreshments available or visit the Wishing Well Café next door for a proper meal or cream tea.

Talk to the potters about their work, inspiration and methods of production. Watch regular demonstrations of throwing and sculpting and firings of the Raku and Soda kilns.

Look at the website to see more images, to book workshop sessions during DAW and to find out about other events during the year.

Pat March
Hand built stoneware vessels which evoke the colours and forms of the coastal cliffs and beaches. Multi-sectional sculptures are suitable for the garden.

Maggie Cooke
Impressions of seedheads & grasses in her bowls, dishes & wallhangings catch the light with the translucent porcelain that she uses.

Fil Cooke
Warm & chunky casseroles, mugs, jugs and other domestic ware, soda glazed & fired in the kiln in the bike shed in the Old School Yard!

Bill Crumbleholme
A range of thrown wares echo ancient pots, fusing prehistoric shapes and decorations with modern glazing techniques. Drinking beakers, cooking pots, bowls & vases.

Irene Passmore
Iconic images of beasts, birds and bugs decorate Irene’s tiles and plates. Her torso sculptures use her stone carving skills, finished in attractive bronzed glazes.

Laurence Eastwood
Aged 15, having been our apprentice for the last 3 years is learning a variety of techniques from the old masters! Specialising in teapots and faïence beads.

Old School Village Hall, Upwey, Weymouth, DT3 5QE

Tel: 01305 815216 when open : 01305 812030 Other times

On B3159 between Weymouth and Martinstown, next to Upwey Wishing Well Café and Water Gardens.

Open Every Day 10am to 6pm.

Good access with disabled toilet. Car parking in street or Church car park.

Email: bill@upweypotters.com Web: www.upweypotters.com

Demonstrations
The potters will be doing demonstrations most of the time.
Bill and Laurence will be throwing some pots to replace what the visitors buy!

Throwing Workshops.
There are 2 sessions each weekday (Weekends are demonstrations only), from 10.30am to 12.30pm and from 2.30pm to 4.30pm. Sessions will be limited to 8 people maximum. The fee is £20 per session or £30 for two sessions (either two people together or one person over two sessions). Small additional charges for subsequent firing of pots made (that pass quality control and are picked up later when fired!)

Bookings will also be taken for private evening sessions for groups of 6 or more - fees negotiable!

You can book spaces by e-mail now on these Throwing Workshops, an acknowledgement will be sent to confirm the availablity of the date(s) you request. Bookings also taken by phoning the hall 01305 815216 during the show.

Kiln Firings.
The Famous Upwey Potters' Soda Kiln will be fired. See Ceramic Review 205 Jan/Feb 2004 for an article on its construction and firing. This website contains Soda pages devoted to the kiln. If you want to see a firing please contact us to check the dates.

The other Famous Upwey Potters' kiln is the portable Raku kiln, featured in Ceramic Review 161. Check out the Raku pages on this site. This will be fired regularly during the event, there is no charge for just watching!

Commissions
Work can be commissioned from the potters, Pat mainly works that way, but the others may take some convincing!

 
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