John Bedding

by **big ed** May 8th 2010, 4:07 pm

John Bedding (leach potter now runs St Ives Gallery)

by **big ed** May 8th 2010, 4:08 pm

by yunomi December 11th 2014, 2:16 pm

John Bedding studio pottery, 8" high. Bought from St. Ives Pottery. c 1990's

by pottlr May 2nd 2015, 2:56 pm

I need help identifying this st ives cross mark
any suggestions?
John Bedding Dscn2114

another example with an added cornwall here:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/458382068297388289/
i am not sure if the attribution to John Bedding is right since he uses another mark

by **NaomiM** May 2nd 2015, 5:22 pm

There has been a discussion about this on a couple of collectors forums but I'm assured that the attribution was straight from the horse's mouth.

by **studio-pots** May 2nd 2015, 6:52 pm

Looking at his website, which has galleries showing images of pots from his past, he doesn't seem to have made anything like this since the 1970s when he was at the Leach Pottery. It would be interesting to know when the horse said he made it.

by **studio-pots** May 2nd 2015, 7:03 pm

In the Leach Pottery St. Ives book it states that Bedding went to St. Ives from London with the intention of working at the Leach Pottery. It also says he worked at two local potteries before Janet agreed to take him on in 1968. One of these was Troika but maybe this is the other one?

There is not indication in that book that he made anything other than lower fired/raku type work after leaving the Leach Pottery for the second time in 1978.

by pottlr May 2nd 2015, 9:10 pm

that was fast, thank you both very much Happy

for the horses attribution and insights about a possible period

by **potterymad62** May 3rd 2015, 2:02 pm

Possibly going by the marks, Arch Pottery or Tregenna Hill Pottery - from 1955 to 1960
Kenneth Quick maybe.

by **NaomiM** May 3rd 2015, 3:17 pm

Here's John Bedding's reply:

Dear .....
Yes it is one of my domestic standard pots and was made when I had my pottery in Cross Street Penzance, hence the cross as the pottery was called Cross Pottery. I am sure it is good to lay that one to rest.
Best wishes
John Bedding

by **studio-pots** May 3rd 2015, 5:38 pm

I wonder why it's marked St. Ives if the pottery was in Penzance?

by **studio-pots** May 3rd 2015, 5:48 pm

This is from his website and I quote, "I returned to England in 1980 and set up my own workshop, firstly in Penzance, and later Trencrom, on the outskirts of St Ives. At Trencrom I moved away from the more traditional Stoneware and Porcelain to explore low fired fuming and raku techniques in my search for a more individual style."

Note:- After leaving the Leach Pottery in 1978 he went to Japan and worked in Tanba with Shigeyoshi Ichino, who he had become friends with at the Leach Pottery.

by **cycladelic** May 8th 2016, 9:17 am

John Bedding.

Here's a small bottle vase of his which stands a few inches tall... I guess it's from the 1970s.

John Bedding A_john11

by **cycladelic** June 6th 2016, 9:03 am

Here is the JB mark on the above bottle...

John Bedding A_john13

by **olipayton** November 2nd 2017, 1:19 pm

Picked this one up in a local shop - pretty sure it is a John Bedding vase

John Bedding Sam_6914

by Guest November 2nd 2017, 4:05 pm

I believe you are right, just cross referenced it in my book and it looks good.

by **NaomiM** November 2nd 2017, 8:24 pm

John Bedding from his time at Leach St Ives, by the looks of it.

by **abstract*toad** May 14th 2021, 5:53 pm

Clear mark, similar to the St Augustine's mark used by Geoffrey Whiting, but I don't think it is his.
Any thoughts welcomed, thank you.

by **NaomiM** May 14th 2021, 7:05 pm

I think it's John Bedding

by **abstract*toad** May 14th 2021, 7:10 pm

Thanks Naomi. I knew I'd seen the mark and being a quality piece that makes sense, just couldn't place it.
Much obliged

by **NaomiM** July 6th 2023, 7:12 pm

Sharing this from St Ives Ceramics FB page

After opening St Ives Ceramics in the Fish Street premises, John Bedding held the first exhibition, which lead to an increased ability to acquire new pots for the gallery space.
"The tide turned in 1992 with my first exhibition at the gallery entitled “Leach Cardew Connection”, which was a comparative show of ex-Bernard Leach and Michael Cardew students. David Leach agreed to exhibit along with other leading potters. Its success opened doors for me, and I was able to approach other potters I admired.
The next few years saw a succession of exhibitions and a growing reputation. At first I tried to manage making and selling on my own, but soon realised I needed someone out front. Amanda Ray, daughter of a local painter became the salesperson. Money was tight so to supplement her wages I taught her how to make raku jewellery, which she made during quiet periods."

by **cycladelic** July 10th 2023, 11:58 am

This is a pot that John decorated while at Troika...

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