Jack Doherty

Jack Doherty was born in 1948 and is currently head potter at the new Leach St Ives Pottery. I saw this porcelain yunomi at a show called 'The Joy of Food' at the Lund Gallery, Easingwold September 2011. It has a porcelain slip with copper carbonate which gives it the most amazing soft smoky surface. 8.7cm (height). His personal website is www.dohertyporcelain.com





I bought this older piece by Jack as part of a lot from Alastair Hawtin's sale last year. I wasn't so taken with it (and needed the money) so sold it on. It is also porcelain but I believe it is soda vapour glazed. Alastair contacted me to congratulate me on the price I'd got much to my embarrassment, I emailed him back explaining it allowed me to keep other pieces from his collection and how much I admired his book . Sorry don't have size but c15-20cm (height).

Not sure if it's public knowledge but I don't think Jack is in St. Ives any more.

Ah. As soon as I typed it I thought I ought to have checked.....

I haven't seen it mentioned on the web................ until now!

Just looked at the St Ives website and they have a job advert for senior production potter...

I don't know the reason but I am sure working for a committee can't have been easy.

Hi, this is addictive, but seriously grateful
This one I bought in a shop in London (1996 I think)
Its made from porcelain and is so thin. pattern is like a fish
9cm high and 22cm across
Cypher looks like i & j

At the time he was working near Ross on Wye but more recently he ran the Leach Pottery in St. Ives and now pots in Mousehole, Cornwall.

Jack Doherty 'memory box'

Any ideas of this potter and their mark?

Indeed it is, could not see it in my Pinterest list😀

Bought at the auction today and I knew I knew the mark but could not place it, thank you so much you guys as always are awesome xxx

From the estate sale of Harry Horlock Stringer's wife

From the estate sale of Harry Horlock Stringer's wife

A bowl by Jack Doherty that's about 14cm tall...

A small lidded pot that stands about 7.5cm tall...

A porcelain yunomi, impressed mark, Jack Doherty.

Finely thrown, with 2 applied "prunts"

Great thanks Naomi.

Jack Doherty on TV with recent pots.

Yes it was interesting, and what a clean and tidy studio!

What channel was that on please ?

Its on BBC iplayer. Rick Stein's Cornwall episode 12 It is about 20 minutes in.

That's grand, thank you

At Contemporary Ceramics August 2021.