Current and Future Exhibitions.

4.11.07
This Xmas I am showing at the Artmill Gallery here in Plymouth. No theme this time just a good cross section of recent work - and for the first time ever I'm including some small abstract watercolours.

27.11.06
Last year it was Hendrix, this year we have Tom Waits as the musical inspiration for my Xmas exhibition with the Somerville Gallery.All the items in the exhibition will take the form of plates and Platters and will be displayed on the wall of the gallery.
Music plays an essential part in the way I work and sets the mood for the colours and shapes that appear.I was introduced to the songs and music of Tom Waits in 1971 when I was an assistant to my pottery mentor Colin Pearson. It was around that time when Colin and I went to see him live at the Dominion Theatre in London . It was a great evening and one I can still recall today.
I like the dark side of Waits lyrics especially the way he expresses things most of us never see, unless of course we're in a smoky late night dive at around 3am. Goodbody's springs to mind - strange name for a place that's open 24/7.
During the making of the work for this show I listened continuously to his lyrics, I would often jot a line down as I listened, however in the end  I decided  the choice of titles by going online where I found a page dedicated to all his songs. After saving the lines I liked I placed all the pieces on the floor and looked for appropriate images, shapes and colours in the work to add the titles to.
The exhibition opens on Friday Dec 8th and runs through to Jan 8th 2007.
Tel: 01752 221600 For more details.

1.5.06
I have work in four shows at the moment - Contemporary Ceramics have five
pieces in the 'What a dish' exhibition. Wetpaint Gallery in Cirencester have a
Picasso exhibition including some of my work.
The Broughton Gallery in Scotland are relaunching the Gallery with a solo show
of my flatware, all pots to be displayed on the wall. The exhibition runs from
6th to the end of May. Contact, 01899 830 234
The Gallery at Bevere in Worcester are opening their Spring programme which
includes work by myself, Gilda Westerman and Jane Hamlyn. The Gallery has
just undergone a facelift and this show looks like it will attract a good deal of
interest. The Ex. runs from May 6th - 27th. Contact, 01905 754 484

22.10.05

I'm currently working on a series of ceramic screens based on the song titles of Jimi
Hendrix. These will be displayed at the Somerville Gallery here in Plymouth during
December. The exhibition will open on Thurs Dec 1st and run on to Jan 2006. -
This was another successful show at the Sommerville Gallery with half the work selling
and a record price of £425 being made for one of the pots.

April 11th - May 7th 2005

Bistro One
Bistro One details can be found on the links page.
The show opens on April 11th and runs until May 7th, this will be my first collaberation with Steve and I'm hoping his clientele will enjoy my work as much as his food.
I'm intending to show approx 12 square dishes which will all be displayed on the wall, some will be box framed giving an extra quality to the work.

13.2.05

Watch out for news of my Slipware masterclass being held in Appledore/Bideford as part of the annual International Appledore Arts Festival in early June 2005. Wally Keeler is also hoping to attend. I will also be having an exhibition of work in the Burton Gallery to accompany the masterclass.

7.11.04

Since my last posting in the summer I have been working mostly on the making of Ceramic Screens. These have been mainly for my Solo show "Images from the Floating World" which was held at the Marshall Arts Gallery in Totnes. I worked mainly from photographs taken of female friends which I then abstracted to make the final image. Some of these are featured on the 'Screens 2' page.

I am currently working on another series of screens for a forthcoming exhibition with Paul Somerville here in Plymouth. This is a follow up to the successful 'Voulkos Series' shown with Paul last Xmas. The work in this show will be titled "The Gemini Series" and again features images taken from photographs of two female friends - Clare and Rachel.
The above show was a resounding success, with nine items going on the opening night including all the framed ones. Box framing some of the screens has proved to be a new and interesting way of showing my work. See screen 10 in the screens 2 page.

Previous Exhibitions:

1977 Devon Potters, Royal Albert Museum, Exeter
1977 Presentation Pieces, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
1978 Solo Exhibition, Windjammer Crafts,
Salcombe, Devon
1979 New Members, CPA, London
1979 South Devon Potters, Exeter University
1979 "Slipware", Craft Shop, Victoria and Albert
Museum, London
1979 "10 Plymouth Potters", Plymouth City
Museum and Art Gallery
1980 Pots for Drinking, Cyder Press Centre
Dartington
1981 "Big Pots", British Craft Centre, London
1981 Podmore Potters, Stoke on Trent Museum
And Art Gallery
1982 Group Show, Rufford Craft Centre,
Nottingham
1983 "Jugs Jars and Jolley Boys", Whitworth
Art Gallery
1983 Solo Exhibition, de Pottenbacker, Brussels
Belgium
1983 "Slipware", Cornish Craft Association
1983 "Lazy Hazy Days", Cyder Press Centre
Dartington, Devon
1983 Studio Ceramics Today, Victoria and Albert
Museum, London
1984 "Ceramics 84", Rufford Craft Centre,
Nottingham
1984 Ceramics Spectacular, Plymouth Art Centre,
Devon
1985 "Shades of Blue", CPA, London
1985 Annual Exhibitor, Devon Guild of Craftsmen
Bovey Tracey, Devon
1985 "Miscellany 85", Mid-Cornwall Gallery
1986 "Potters 86" CPA, London
1987 Pots and Tapestries, Otterton Mill, Devon
1987 CPA Members, Mid- Cornwall Gallery
1987 "Jugs", Innate Harmony, London
1988 CPA Members, Bluecoat Display Centre,
Liverpool
1988 Showcase, Plymouth City Museum and
Art Gallery
1988 Solo Exhibition, Simon Drew Gallery,
Dartmouth, Devon
1989 "The Mad Hatters Tea Party"
Mid-Cornwall Gallery
1989 Solo Exhibition, Theatre Royal, Plymouth
1989 CPA Members, Mid- Cornwall Gallery
1989 Contemporary Devon Art, Coombe Farm
Studios, Dartmouth
1989 "Blue Moon Fever", North Cornwall Gallery,
Bude, N. Cornwall
1989 "Friends of The Earth",
New St . Gallery, Plymouth
1989 "Teapots" CPA London
1990 "4 Legs Good,2 Legs Bad"
Simon Drew Gallery, Dartmouth
1990 Solo Exhibition, Devon Guild of Craftsmen
Bovey Tracey
1990 Fletcher Open, Auckland, New Zealand
1990 Solo, Christchurch, New Zealand
1990 Solo, Auckland, New Zealand
1990 "Pots Prints and Paintings", Opus 1, London
1990 Showcase, CPA London
1990 Contemporary Ceramics,
New St. Gallery, Plymouth
1991 "Arts for the Environment",
New St. Gallery, Plymouth
1991 Solo Exhibition, White Lane Gallery
Plymouth
1991 CPA Members, Mid-Cornwall Gallery,
1991 Solo Exhibition, CPA London
1992 Solo Exhibition, Aberystwyth Art Centre
Aberystwyth, Wales
1992 CPA Members, Catalan Craft Centre,
Barcelona, Spain
1992 "Mug Shots", Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
1992 "Plats du Jour", Blue Coat Centre,
Liverpool
1992 "Anyone for Tea", Gibbs Gallery
Canterbury, Kent
1992 Solo Exhibition, Jewel and Roberts,
Holmfirth, Yorks
1993 Heart to Heart, CPA, London
1993 European Ceramics, Knaresborough,
Nth. Yorks
1993 CCA, London, Xmas Show
1994 Solo Exhibition, Bettles Gallery, Hants
1994 CPA Members, Mid-Cornwall Gallery
1994 "Wall Pieces", Rufford Craft Centre,
Nottingham
1994 Studio Potters, V&A Museum, London
1995 "Jugs", Devon Guild Craftsmen
Bovey Tracey, Devon
1995 Gordon Hepworth Gallery, Nr. Exeter, Devon
1995 British Art Fair, Royal College of Art, London
1996 "Art 96" London Contemporary Art Fair,
The Business Design Centre, London
1996 John Pollex & Ashley Howard.
Bettles Gallery, Hants.
1996 British Art Fair, Royal College of Art, London
1996 CPA Members, Mid Cornwall Galleries.
1997 Art '97 Design Centre, London.
1997 Messing with Mud, Plymouth Art Centre.
1998 Art ‘98 Design Centre, London.
1998 St. James Gallery, Bath.
1998 Montpellier Gallery, Glos.
1998 Bircham Gallery, Norfolk.
1999 Art ’99 Design Centre, London.
1999 Solo Ex. Brook St. Gallery, Hay on Wye.
2000 The Oxford Gallery, Oxford.
2000 Art 2000 Design Centre, London
2000 Solo Ex. Bettles Gallery, Hants.
2001 Art 2001 Design Centre, London.
2001 ‘Use it’ Rufford Craft Centre. Notts.
2001 ‘Kaleidoscope’ Coombe Farm Gallery, Devon.
2001 Mainhill Gallery, Ancrum, Jedburgh, Scotland.
2001 ‘Snake in the Grass’ touring exhibition.
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth, Wales.
Collins Gallery, University of Glasgow,
Tullie House Museum, Carlisle, England.
Midland Art Centre, Birmingham, England.
Hove Museum & Art Gallery, England.
Victoria Art Gallery, Bath, England.
2001 Clay no.8’ Woodbury Studio Gallery, Devon.
2001 Solo Ex. Dartington Cyder Press, Devon.
2002 Art 2002, Design Centre, London.
2002 ‘Teabowls’ The Oakwood Gallery, Notts.
2002 ‘Tea Party’ Bircham Contemporary Arts, Norfolk.
2002 Sofa – Chicago, USA.
2003 Art 2002, Design Centre, London.
2003 ‘Tea total’ Contemporary Ceramics, London.
2003 ‘Spring Ex. P.R. Collections. Herts.
2003 ‘Summer Ex’. Potters. Bristol.
2003 Ceramic Screens. Paul Somerville. Plymouth
2004 Art 2004, Design Centre, London
2004 Gallery Q2, Dundee, Scotland
2004 'Slipware' Rufford Ceramic Centre, Notts
2004 'Clay 11' Woodbury Studio Gallery, Devon
2004 'Images from the floating world', Marshall Arts Gallery, Totnes, Devon
2004 Ceramic Screens - 'The Gemini Series' Paul Somerville, Plymouth
2005 Solo Ex. Burton Art Gallery, Bideford, Nth. Devon
2005 'Teapots' The Queens Gallery, Dundee, Scotland
2005 Ceramic Screens, 'The Hendix Series', Paul Somerville, Plymouth
2006 'What a Dish' Contemporary Ceramics, London
2006 'Picasso theme ex' Wetpaint Gallery, Cirencester
2006 Solo Ex. Broughton Gallery, Broughton, Scotland
2006 'Fire, Form and Function. The Gallery at Bevere, Worcester
2006 'Plates and Platters'. Paul Somerville, Plymouth
2007 Rufford Craft Centre. Notts
2007 The Gallery at Bevere. Worcs
2007 Bircham Gallery, Norfolk
2007 Artmill Gallery, Plymouth