Peter Swanson (Penzance)

by **NaomiM** on Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:08 pm

Pair of mugs and cream jug by Peter Swanson.
Mugs stamped PS. Jug stamped Swanson.
Bought them from a collector of studio pottery who'd bought these direct from the pottery a number of years ago, and said Swanson was experimenting with natural ash glazes at the time.

Peter Swanson (Penzance) Dscn9821

by **NaomiM** on Sun Apr 14, 2013 7:06 pm

Cornwall.

http://www.peterswansonpottery.com/

by **studio-pots** on Sun Apr 14, 2013 7:24 pm

skipposal wrote:Of course, recognise his stuff now. One of the anagama gnarly types

Yes and no.

Peter has been making a living from potting in Cornwall since 1974 and much of his work is gas fired reduced stoneware, where he uses locally sourced materials for his glazes such as clay, rock dust and tree/plant ash. Around 2007 he built a small anagama wood-fired kiln and does produce "gnarly" pots but the bulk of his work is still gas fired.

by **big ed** on Mon Jul 22, 2013 2:25 pm

Beautifully made Jug 9" High

by **big ed** on Mon Jul 22, 2013 2:26 pm

by **big ed** on Sat Sep 28, 2013 6:45 pm

Peter Swanson Teabowl Anagama fired shino/ash

by **big ed** on Sat Sep 28, 2013 6:47 pm

by **big ed** on Sat Sep 28, 2013 6:49 pm

Anagama 10" High

by **big ed** on Sat Sep 28, 2013 6:50 pm

by **big ed** on Sat Sep 28, 2013 7:34 pm

by **studio-pots** on Mon Apr 21, 2014 6:38 pm

I was just going through some of my old images and found this and the next one, which were two pots from the exhibition of Peter's work that I staged in May 2008.

Peter Swanson (Penzance) Ps_ex10

by **studio-pots** on Mon Apr 21, 2014 6:43 pm

............... and a wood-fired bottle.

Peter Swanson (Penzance) Ps_wf_12

by **RoyJ99** on Sat Jun 21, 2014 4:37 pm

Found this at a car boot sale today, not been able to find out the maker as of yet, wondering if anyone here recognises the mark?

Thanks.

Peter Swanson (Penzance) DSCF1174_zpsdb5b7737

Peter Swanson (Penzance) DSCF1174_zpsdb5b7737

Peter Swanson (Penzance) DSCF1175_zps3ec0f9ce

Peter Swanson (Penzance) DSCF1176_zps03d18c78

Peter Swanson (Penzance) DSCF1179_zps4f1bb282

by **lindylou08** on Sat Apr 23, 2016 5:30 pm

Found this today and identified it as being by Peter Swanson and read a lot about his work online.
Could anyone tell me if it would be a recent piece? Also is his work considered desirable/ collectable ? Happy

Thanks

by **studio-pots** on Sat Apr 23, 2016 11:45 pm

It's one of Peter's pots but it doesn't look that recent. I have exhibited Peter's work in the past and he does have his followers but it isn't as widely appreciated as it should be.