Handmade stoneware · Burgess Hill, West Sussex
Pottery made for the everyday ritual.
Mugs, bowls, tumblers and tankards, each one thrown by hand and finished in layered, flowing glazes. No two are quite the same.
“Every day can be made 10% better by good pottery.”
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England's Medieval Festival Official Tankard
Blue & black glaze with the embossed King's Grove crest. Thrown and handled by hand in Burgess Hill.
£50
How it's made
From clay to kiln
Every piece passes through my hands many times before it reaches yours: thrown, trimmed, handled, fired twice and glazed in between.
Thrown
Each form starts as a ball of stoneware clay, centred and pulled up on the wheel.
Trimmed & handled
Once leather-hard, feet are trimmed and handles pulled and attached by hand.
Bisque fired
A first firing turns fragile greenware into porous bisque, ready to take glaze.
Glazed & fired
Layered glazes melt and run in the final high firing — that's where the magic happens.
Up close
Glazes that move
Glazes pool, break and flow over the curves of each pot, so the colour you get is always one of a kind.
Commissions
Have something special in mind?
From a single gift to a run of crested tankards for an event, I love making pieces with a story. The official England's Medieval Festival tankards started exactly this way.
Reach out and let's figure out how to make it real.
Come and say hello
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The maker
Hi, I'm David.
I started pottery five years ago at the Burgess Hill Creative Community (BHCC), in an old Argos building. I kept developing my skills, ended up supervising sessions, and now run the Tuesday night session there.
Two years ago I had a studio built in my garden, with a kiln that was way too big at the time. It's where all my pots are made now.
Mugs are my favourite thing to make. They're the perfect excuse to experiment with glazes, and every firing brings a few surprises.
Get in touch
Questions, orders or commissions
Send me a message and I'll get back to you within 48 hours.