Daphne Corregan

The sheer exuberance of Daphne Corregan’s approach to her work is infectious. She is widely acclaimed, winning prizes such as the medal of honour at Faenza, Italy and the Medaille du Merite Culturel de la Principaute de Monaco. Her prolific output is marked by its creativity and diversity. The pieces are not simply the products of a set of techniques, but are driven by ideas and the desire to allow materials and process to express and explore ideas freely through their own characteristics.

Raku - New Directions 

Tim Gee

I touched clay for the first time in 1996, a defining moment in my life, a true epiphany. I now focus exclusively on thrown porcelain vessels. Aiming for subtle and elegant forms with delicately coloured glazes used to accent the visual fragility of the form. There are many unique problems associated with throwing in porcelain. This is especially true with very thin work, I aim for a wall thickness of approximately 2–3 mm (1/16 inch in old money). There are no definitive working methods, I find my technique alters week by week as I try differing ways to solve problems and struggle to produce that ‘perfect’ pot. There are compensations though, throwing with a smooth, creamy body is a sensuous experience and taking work from the kiln that is light and translucent is always very exciting. Exhibitions in 2006 Featured artist, Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey ‘In the window’, Contemporary Ceramics, London Artmill Gallery, Plymouth Professional member of The Craft Potters Association

Siegfried Gorinskat

Born in East Prussia, Siegfried Gorinskat worked for many years in Germany before eventually settling in The Netherlands in 1985. Since 2001, Siegfried’s work has become more abstract. A current theme ‘contrasts in clay’ investigates combinations of textures, the fascinating play between rough and polished surfaces, and the application of mosaic and intarsia. A dynamic and inventive potter, his work pushes at the boundaries of conventional raku. He uses a hybrid firing technique combining raku with soda firing.

Raku - New Directions 

Ian Gregory

Ian Gregory’s work has ranged from salt glaze to stoneware, but raku has been an abiding and ongoing interest. All his sculptures display a freedom of expression and a dynamic, energetic and unfussy approach to materials and subject matter. His approach attempts to combine ‘conscious and unconscious thought’ and the results often occupy an ambiguous zone between areas of comfort and discomfort, humour and poignancy, the beautiful and the grotesque. The work of Ian Gregory has commanded attention for more than 30 years, and its vitality is undiminished. Surfaces have come and gone, but the underlying themes that govern his thinking remain reassuringly consistent. A powerful driving force is his desire to be fully engaged with his work. He is not a man to tap a programme into a kiln and abandon his work to technology; his nature obliges him to involve himself with the flame and the firing. Like the wizards of legend, Gregory conjures continually with the elements of process. The highly reflective surfaces of his latest work are indicative of Gregory’s experimental approach. Forever the alchemist, Gregory has begun to explore the possibilities of fuming low-temperature stoneware glazes. 'Ian Gregory – Vitality and Essence', by Ashley Howard Fellow of the CPA Work in collections and galleries worldwide including the V & A, London, The Fitzwilliam, Cambridge and The Keramik Museum, Holland.

Raku - New Directions 

Jennie Hale

Jennie Hale’s workshop is set in a beautiful wooded valley in West Devon. The forest that surrounds her home holds endless fascination for her – everything from moths to badgers and deer are constantly drawn and noted. She has also travelled to remote places around the world. At home, and on her journeys, Jennie compiles her notes and drawings into nature diaries, and it is from these that she develops her ceramics.