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Post by philpot Sun Feb 03, 2019 4:41 am

Alan Wallwork.
Well it could have been half a dozen. But Alan Wallwork is entirely unique. A Wallwork pot with the personal W mark is like no other. Instantly recognisable. It could be by no one else.
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Post by 22 Crawford St. Sun Feb 03, 2019 5:13 am

Well since Alan did 'Factory' with the tiles I will go with Stig Lindberg AND Guy Sydenham! (....GS highly underrated).

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Post by dantheman Sun Feb 03, 2019 5:14 am

I agree Alan's later work is fantastic but all that early stuff that looked like Rooke and Hudsen was rubbish imo

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Post by philpot Sun Feb 03, 2019 5:24 am

I did say the personal W..... Happy
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Post by studio-pots Sun Feb 03, 2019 11:14 am

dantheman wrote:I agree Alan's later work is fantastic but all that early stuff that looked like Rooke and Hudsen was rubbish imo


The early stuff you are referring to was very influential but I know what you mean. However, he did make some large pieces back then that are rare that were extremely good.

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Post by studio-pots Sun Feb 03, 2019 11:18 am

Like philpot my choice could have been one of several but today I will go with Bill Marshall, if we are talking British potters.

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Post by philpot Sun Feb 03, 2019 7:57 pm

Bill Marshall would be up there among mine too. The very soul of the Leach tradition.
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Post by studio-pots Sun Feb 03, 2019 9:59 pm

philpot wrote:Bill Marshall  would be up there among mine too. The very soul of the Leach tradition.


Having spoken to Bill it was clear that he was far better educated in the sources that influenced both him and Bernard Leach and was a significantly better thrower too.

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Post by NaomiM Mon Feb 04, 2019 12:37 am

I don’t have just one favourite , although I guess Maltby and Wallwork are up there but not top of my current wants list. Matthew Blakely, Ben Fosker, Geoffery Swindell, Phil Rogers, Lisa Hammond and Steve Booton are still top of that list for next year but I think I’ll soon risk doubling up with the same pieces unless they get more inventive. Plus there are a few from the US that I haven’t got examples of yet but that doesn’t stop them being favourites- Michael Kline, Michael Simon, Wayne Branum...
I technically guess my favourite is Mark Smalley because you can never predict where he’ll go next, so there’s always something new to buy

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Post by studio-pots Mon Feb 04, 2019 1:07 am

I have moved this tread to General Pottery Discussion as this section is kept for individual studio potters/potteries to aid navigation around the site.

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Post by Mud Baker Wed Feb 06, 2019 8:15 am

...for me
Eric James Mellon
Colin Pearson
Yeap
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Post by dantheman Wed Feb 06, 2019 9:44 am

for his design genius and sheer potting and modelling skill I have to say Guy Sydenham

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Post by studio-pots Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:13 am

Mud Baker wrote:...for me
Eric James Mellon
Colin Pearson
Yeap


Interesting to have 3 quite different ceramic artists. Colin Pearson is sometimes my favourite too.

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Post by tenpot Sat Feb 09, 2019 4:47 am

I think Ewen Henderson must be among my faves
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Post by MCWebs Sun Feb 17, 2019 6:58 pm

Pippin Drysdale...
Sheila Fournier
Eric James Mellon
Ruth Duckworth
Maria Stewart.
(not sure about the order)
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Post by dantheman Mon Feb 18, 2019 12:27 am

show us your Pippin then....

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Post by MCWebs Mon Feb 18, 2019 1:23 am

I didn't know that we had to own one!!!
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Post by NaomiM Mon Feb 18, 2019 1:39 am

Lol!

If owning isn’t a prerequisite then I’ll add Colin Pearson winged vessel, Ewen Henderson, and more William Plumptre

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Post by dantheman Mon Feb 18, 2019 2:36 am

if we don't have to own a piece by our favorite potter then Coper & Rie are mysteriously absent

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Post by MCWebs Mon Feb 18, 2019 5:16 am

I notice you didn't say show us your mellon.. :) thank god!!! geek
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Post by philpot Mon Feb 18, 2019 7:49 pm

dantheman wrote:if we don't have to own a piece by our favorite potter then Coper & Rie are mysteriously absent

Yes, tha tis interesting. Perhaps because they are liked in a more cerebral, aesthetic way than a an emotional way. 'Favourite' is often more a gut than a brain feeling.

Equally it is perhaps significant that - apart from Bill Marshall- hardly any potter from the Anglo Japanese Leach school has been mentioned. As the years go by, is the significance of Bernard Leach et al fading amongst collectors? Most of the favourite potters mentioned have a very clear and strong style of their own that identifies a piece by them instantly. Not necessarily so with a Leach style pot.
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Post by MCWebs Wed Feb 20, 2019 5:05 am

I'd probably add Peter Beard to my list (sorry)
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