All of my pottery is made in my small garden studio at home in Cornwall. It’s a simple setup — wheel, kilns, shelves, clay and usually more pots in various stages of drying, glazing or waiting to be fired than I have room for.
I make everything one-handed — not by choice, mind you. I lost the use of my right arm after a motorbike accident in 2002, so when I discovered pottery years later I had to work out my own way of doing it. I throw left-handed, brace and adapt where I need to, and over time it has simply become the way I work.
I first discovered pottery at LandWorks in Devon. What started as something completely new quickly became something I genuinely enjoyed, and eventually turned into One Armed Potter.
I make functional stoneware in small batches — mugs, bowls, vases, one-off pieces and, if I really have to, the occasional plate. I tend to gravitate towards earthier glazes and strong, simple forms, but I’m not wedded to one look — there’s room for softer colours, pastels and the odd experiment too. I like pots that feel handmade rather than factory-perfect, and no two pieces are exactly the same.
These days I sell through selected galleries and directly through this shop. I occasionally turn up at a market too, although not very often. It all still comes out of that little garden studio in Cornwall.
The kilns in my garden studio — where everything gets fired before making its way onto the shelves.