I harvest the wild clay used for my work from my small Mid Devon farm by hand. Sourced from ancient woodland beside the flowing river of the Torridge, this clay is part of a rich natural environment and long-established wildlife corridor home to an abundance of birdlife and wildlife such as deer, badgers, foxes and otters.

Every batch of clay is carefully processed in small quantities, slowly and simply. Nothing is added just pure, iron rich clay, naturally coloured to a warm red over by the soil it comes from.

 

Fine natural inclusions are intentionally retained, adding texture and individuality to each piece. These details are a hallmark of genuine wild clay, ensuring no two pots are ever identical.

 

Every piece carries something of where it came from, the grit, stone, organic matter, tone, a direct connection to the landscape it came from. They are shaped by hand, by place and by the nature of the material itself with the land still in them. The results are simple tactile forms that carry the marks of their making and the story of the clay itself.