Michael Mosse Llanbrynmair in Wales.

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Michael Mosse studied ceramics at Bristol Polytechnic in the late 1960s, and worked at Tregaron pottery, Wales in the early 70s.

In 1976 he joined Alan Caiger-Smith at Aldermaston and stayed there for two years. After leaving Aldermaston he went back to Wales and worked for about eighteen months at Cambrian Stoneware in Llanidloes, whilst building a wood fired kiln in preparation to starting his own pottery.

In 1980 he and his wife Joanna started their own pottery, M & J Mosse in Llanbrynmair, Wales. Their work was mainly slip and sgraffito decorated salt glazed stoneware



Hand thrown and hand painted  on a stone coloured background.  Featuring  a busty lady dancing with a large bull frog.


       

I've found a few over the years, but they're becoming far more popular now and more difficult to find.

Michael Mosse jug, marked M below the handle. Decorated with Miss Moffat and the spider, plus butterflies and daffodils .

AV decorator's mark

Found these, Potty on the ebay thread. copying them here.

Potty wrote:

I was lucky to find this mug with this particular cat on it because I think that this is one of the greatest bits of artistic expression I have ever seen - the pride and love and protectiveness that this cat has for the other is an exact reflection of what I feel when I look at my children, and it's all done in wet clay on a mug!!!!

Not realy my thing but cheaply bought .

small bowl , designed with rabbits, mice, toadstools n'sh*t .

A cute salt-glazed pin dish.

A rather boring mug but posting it for the round mark which says Mosse Llanbrynmair

A lovely handleless pouring cup with stylised fish jumping waves. The Michael Mosse thread I've seen looks to be very similar in style....but the mark, Is this his do you think?...only I thought it was 'something W' I was convinced it was the way someone would tail off a W if you look at it the other way around. Then I saw Michael Mosse's ceramics, there's no mistaking...is there?

Can anyone read/recognise the mark on this Mug, please? I've tried a magnifying glass, blue tack etc, but to no avail. The longer word begins maybe Llan --Welsh?
I'd be very grateful if anyone can help as it looks frustratingly possible! Thank you

Might be an early piece by Michael Mosse, Llanbrynmair Pottery

That's great, thank you so much. I've just looked at the Michael Mosse thread here and it matches very closely one of the marks shown.

A recent purchase for my collection, but not of my usual style I collect but it was so nice. I went mad and bought 5 at one time!!
11.5 cm tall
Marked on the base of the handle a very stylised v and w?
Pink / red based clay?
I've searched through the marks but not come up with anything.
Any suggestions please?

By Michael Mosse

https://www.20thcenturyforum.com/t10163-michael-mosse-llanbrynmair-in-wales

Many thanks,, I will keep an eye out for these, lovely