Graham & Fenella Fern: Update.

by **potterymad62** July 14th 2017, 10:04 am

potterymad62 wrote:Graham Fern pottery tankard. He set up his pottery in the small seaside town of Porthleven near Helston in Cornwall UK. The pottery was very short lived and I think ran through the 70s & early 80s and closed in the mid late 80s. His daughter Fenella also a potter, never seen or came across any of her pots. They closed the pottery and moved to New Zealand and a great friend of Norman Taylor of the Bolingey Pottery.

There's not much details & info on the pottery. However I still doing the research on the pottery. The tankard below is one of Graham's fine Soda Glaze designs & his gf base marks.

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I would just like to update the family relation between Graham & Fenella Fern. A while back on my blog page I wrote a short history on the Fern pottery, Porthleven. Not long after, a very close friend of the Fern family contacted me regarding some of the info in the blog. The information he gave me as follows, Fenella is Grahams daughter and not is wife. I have corrected the details above.

Thought I would just share this info with all here interested in the Fern Pottery.

Ernest

by **Roobarb** July 3rd 2020, 12:27 pm

Hello

This vase is approx 11cm in height and has what appears to be a lower case 'f' on the bottom. Does anyone recognise? Thank you! Apologies that the pictures are to the side - I'm not sure why this has happened.

Graham Fern - Porthleven Pottery - Page 2 Img_4910

Graham Fern - Porthleven Pottery - Page 2 Img_4911

by **Davee** July 5th 2020, 10:00 pm

It's by Graham Fern for Porthleven Pottery Cornwall.

by **Roobarb** July 6th 2020, 1:55 pm

Thank you so much!

by **potterymad62** March 2nd 2022, 7:28 pm

Pick up this nice piece of Graham Fern oil/vinegar cruet jug. I really like his wares, picked quit a few over the years.

Graham Fern - Porthleven Pottery - Page 2 Img_2013

Graham Fern - Porthleven Pottery - Page 2 Img_2014

Graham Fern - Porthleven Pottery - Page 2 Img_2015

by **NaomiM** March 6th 2022, 4:36 pm

See also Sonia Sjoholm’s thread. She worked as assistants to both Cheney and then Fern in the 60s-70s

https://www.20thcenturyforum.com/t30520-sonia-sjoholm-porthleven

by **cycladelic** February 10th 2023, 8:49 am

There are a dozen of Graham's pieces in the exhibition here in Taiwan...

Graham Fern - Porthleven Pottery - Page 2 Img_3917

Graham Fern - Porthleven Pottery - Page 2 Img_3918

by **potterymad62** May 22nd 2023, 5:14 pm

Picked up this bowl today, now I'm very confident knowing my Graham Fern and his marks but would like some more opinions on the mark on this bowl, no Porthleven incised mark accompanying the gf. I have pencilled in for clearer view of the mark, Yes or No that's the question, cheers again.