Frances is a full-time ceramicist based in Redruth, Cornwall, she works from a small studio in her garden. She fell in love with clay after working an apprenticeship with a Somerset potter, where she worked for seven years. She studied Ceramics and Design at Cornwall College, after which Frances took the plunge to make ceramics her full-time career. Her work is slab built and hand modelled in earthenware clay, with an emphasis on surface decoration. Each piece is carefully hand painted with underglazes. The Cornish countryside gives her inspiration, although it may not be apparent when you first glance at her pieces, however when you look closely you can see the inspiration lies deep within the detail. Her process is...
I am an established artist born and bred in SouthEast Cornwall. Having studied Illustration at Falmouth College of Arts in 2003 I decided to instead pursue the family tradition and become a studio potter. Alongside producing one off artworks I have found great success in my Cornish Bird range, which are always in high demand. This range found its roots in 2013, the year I married my partner Joe, I began making doves as wedding favours for our guests and they were very well received. I enjoy creating new things the most, and am inspired daily with ideas just waiting to be made! Sometimes ideas come from my surroundings, most often nature, but often they are sparked from the students...
Amanda-Jayne was born in Liverpool in 1965. She has a BA Honours degree in Fine Art from Lancashire University specialising in painting & sculpture, and a Post-graduate teaching qualification from John Moores University.In 2009 she relocated to Cornwall with her husband David and two sons, taking on the role as HOD of Creative Arts Faculty in a specialist Art college. In 2018 after 18 years teaching she decided that ‘life is too short’ and to pursue a career as a Ceramic artist! She now works from her studio in Porthcurno, having fun each day producing hand built stoneware ceramic reliefs such as seals, octopus, fish and Stargazey pies! Each piece of work depicts their own quirky personality and charm...
Dawn Dance grew up in the rugged South West peninsular of Cornwall. She trained at Falmouth School of Art followed by a Fashion and Textiles degree at Kingston upon Thames. She has taught a wide range of art and design based courses in Further and Secondary education alongside running her own businesses as a decorative artist, antiques restorer and gilder. Dawn returned to her childhood home of Cornwall in 2016 and in 2019 gave up teaching to concentrate on painting the landscape she knows so well. My paintings focus on the rugged landscape of South West Cornwall and in particular the powerful atmosphere of the West Penwith area of my childhood. The ancient granite geology shaped by the elements and...
Our Twenty Minute Candles were born during the lockdown when we put together a small box of beeswax candles and handwritten affirmation cards for a close friend who was struggling. The thoughtful gift helped her unwind and regain her sense of well-being—and she absolutely loved it! Just six months later, we were honored to become finalists in The Giftware Association’s ‘Gift of the Year’ awards.
Paul Banyard & Claire Sowden
