Re: Colin Pearson

by stardust* Sun Apr 03, 2016 8:26 am

Thanks sp for your help.
Looked at the thread and looks same glaze to me too, thanks for that. Part of a domestic wear range which included your teapot possibly?
It had an enormous cork in the top when I bought it, just took it out for id photos...no idea if that was the original top but it looks aged.

Colin Pearson - Page 3 Img_3020

by **studio-pots** Sun Apr 03, 2016 12:41 pm

Yes, the cork would be original. He used corks in that way, which is even more proof, if more was needed.

by **big ed** Wed Jun 01, 2016 2:29 pm

16cm High

by Koola Mon Oct 09, 2017 8:11 pm

Thought it might be Bladon Pottery???

by **NaomiM** Mon Oct 09, 2017 9:07 pm

Early piece by Colin Pearson, likely to be pre-1970s. From his domestic ware range

by Mud Baker Mon Oct 09, 2017 9:27 pm

.....is your lid upside down?

by **NaomiM** Fri Feb 01, 2019 12:20 am

Colin Pearson salt & pepper

by **philpot** Sat Apr 13, 2019 5:55 pm

by **MCWebs** Thu Nov 07, 2019 5:46 pm

Nice charity shop find a slightly inverted goblet for £1

by **studio-pots** Sun Apr 26, 2020 4:50 pm

Here's the latest vase added to my personal collection. Added on a mixed thread on the Forum previously but thought it ought to be here too.

by **philpot** Sun Apr 26, 2020 6:15 pm

Nice! Fascinating really how Colin Pearson made that transition from reasonable production potter in the Leach vein to Fine Art potter. The amazing contrast being fully illustrated on this thread. , Off the cuff, I cannot think of any potter who made quite the same journey so spectacularly.

by **studio-pots** Sun Apr 26, 2020 6:25 pm

I suppose you could include John Maltby in the same category but I know what you mean. I did meet him a few times but never got around to asking him and, like you, I would be fascinated to know how it came about.

by **philpot** Sat May 02, 2020 7:39 pm

http://www.alexreuben.com/home/colin-s-wings

Lovely short film made in 1998 showing Colin Pearson making a large winged pot with commentary by him. Really well worth watching.

by **NaomiM** Sat May 02, 2020 7:58 pm

I’d put Richard Godfrey in the same category. I met him at Farhnam Art In Clay a few years before his death and commented about his potting style being so different and he said it was because he could now afford to concentrate on the pottery he loved and didn’t have to make a living from it like he did when he was churning out thousands of standard ware pieces for restaurant chains in London and the South East in the 70s-80s

by **philpot** Wed May 06, 2020 11:03 am

A stoneware vase which has a slightly more individual feel than the production pottery. Doh!

by **NaomiM** Thu May 07, 2020 10:52 am

Maybe made at the same time as Denby’s vase at the top

by **philpot** Wed May 13, 2020 9:20 am

A dramatic craggy looking black Colin Pearson winged vase. A problem with some of the more ambitious wings is they can quite easlily get damaged - as illustrated in the next photo.This was a really nice piece tho.

by **philpot** Wed May 13, 2020 9:30 am

This was the damage on the Colin Pearson piece above.

. A fault that these delicate wings are prone to. Can be restored by a professional restorer (at a price!) to look as good as new. By the very nature of the wings if the restoration was well done, it would be very difficult to tell. But still a restored piece. Did not seem to bother the eventual owner tho. It still went for a substantial price! Laughter

by **benwilliams** Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:57 pm

I’ve never had an exciting Colin Pearson piece ... yet.
But just checking that this is his work. If only all marks were as clear as this.
And would it be from 1961-1984 period at Quay Pottery before exciting work with wings?
Thank you. I promise to come back with a special piece of his another time.