Andrew Eddleston

I have been involved with ceramics for eighteen years. Twelve of these were spent throwing domestic ware for Walcot Pottery in Bath. For the last four years I have been the Pottery Technician for Adult Learning at Frome Community College, involved in running the Tiles Extra group/pottery workshops for Connections Day Services, run workshops for North East Somerset Arts and privately. I also produce a wide range of pottery and clay items.

I am interested in surface decoration, in detail and the quality of the finished piece, whether it is from a batch or a one off.

I make a range of domestic ware, which includes chicken eggcups, jugs, bowls, coffee cups, mugs and plates. These come in several finishes. One has painted slip decoration, which is glazed with a high-fired glaze, and the other is a rich vibrant blue with subtle variations from the kiln firing.

I also make one off burnished pieces, mainly vases, which are slip decorated, burnished, lustred and smoked and finally polished. They are unglazed and have a tactile eggshell surface quality beneath which lies a wispy smokiness.

Recently I have been making hand sized chickens, trying to capture their idiosyncrasies.

I also work to commission (anything considered).