Mike's Pots

Earth and Fire - 2006 - Rufford

Earth and Fire - 2006 - Rufford

Set in Rufford Country Park in Nottinghamshire, Earth and Fire is my favourite pottery festival. 100 selected potters have stalls and there is also an anagama kiln firing and pottery demonstrations. The Rufford Ceramic Centre houses a collection of classic pots including work by Leach, Cardew, Rie et al. There is also a ceramics library of out of print ceramic books and a complete set of Ceramic Review and Crafts magazines available for nostalgic glimpses into the past.





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Anagama kiln in full flow

Anagama kiln in full flow

Stephen Parry

Stephen Parry

Douglas Fitch - Slipware potter

Douglas Fitch - Slipware potter

Sarah Walton birdbath

Sarah Walton birdbath

Wood fired pots from the Rufford anagama kiln

Wood fired pots from the Rufford anagama kiln

Chris Lewis - Outdoor pots and sculpture

Chris Lewis - Outdoor pots and sculpture

Tall wood fired bottles fired in the Rufford anagama kiln

Tall wood fired bottles fired in the Rufford anagama kiln

Stefan Bang liqueurs - Blood orange, fig and peach in salt glazed stoneware bottles

Stefan Bang liqueurs - Blood orange, fig and peach in salt glazed stoneware bottles

Beautiful sculptural vessels by Asraf Hanna

Beautiful sculptural vessels by Asraf Hanna

Rizu Takahashi amongst the stands

Rizu Takahashi amongst the stands

Ruthanne Tudball guinomis perfectly displayed

Ruthanne Tudball guinomis perfectly displayed

Akiko Hirai

Akiko Hirai

Pots by Matthew Blakely and Richard Dewar

Pots by Matthew Blakely and Richard Dewar

Head of one of Ian Gregorys dog sculptures

Head of one of Ian Gregorys dog sculptures

David and Margaret Frith

David and Margaret Frith

Ian Gregory fish sculpture

Ian Gregory fish sculpture

Jack Doherty

Jack Doherty

Mike Dodd

Mike Dodd

Jeremy Nichols

Jeremy Nichols

Nic Collins

Nic Collins

John Jelfs

John Jelfs

Niek Hoogland

Niek Hoogland

Lisa Hammond

Lisa Hammond

Peter Beard

Peter Beard

Liz Bowe

Liz Bowe

Ben Brierley, Peter Meanley, Gilda Westerman and Toff Millway

Ben Brierley, Peter Meanley, Gilda Westerman and Toff Millway

Mandy Parslow

Mandy Parslow

Rachel Wood demonstrating how she makes her tubby vessels

Rachel Wood demonstrating how she makes her tubby vessels

Marcus Omahoney

Marcus Omahoney

stalls in the abbey ruins

stalls in the abbey ruins

Martin McWilliams

Martin McWilliams

Ruthanne Tudball

Ruthanne Tudball