Previous Potters Open Days
Potters Open day no 2 2025
0ur second Potters Open Day of 2025 featured Poet Caroline Bird , Ceramic Sculptor Sharon Griffin and Slipware Potter Russell Kingston – it was an amazing day of performance, discussion, virtuoso slip trailing and sculpture and poetically inspired collaboration, which explored the mechanics and the drivers of creativity.
2025
2024
2023
Kay Aplin: Ceramic House Brighton – kayaplin.com
Sally MacDonell: Figurative ceramics – macdonell-ceramics.co.uk
Keith Brymer Jones: Potter Designer, Judge – keithbrymerjones.com
2022
SATURDAY 26TH MARCH – our first hybrid event, IN PERSON and on Zoom.
Themed, ‘Wood Firing’, our keynote lecture was beamed all the way from Australia with Pie Bolton, Jack Latti and Sandy Lockwood discussing their amazing kilns and wood firing challenges. Sabine Nemet and Ben Brierley performed superb LIVE demonstrations and also gave fascinating wood firing talks at a new venue for us this year; the University of Hertfordshire.
We received great feedback for delivering an ambitious, technically challenging day.
2021
SATURDAY 13TH MARCH
The March 2021 event was held on Zoom for the first time due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Open to members and non-members who purchased tickets through Eventbrite (£12.50 plus £1.09 booking fee), the Guild hosted internationally renowned artists Ester Beck, professor Vasu Reddy and Vidya Thirunarayan choreographer and potter, who engaged in a conversation and performance based on centring – the unscripted and unexpected.
The day’s demonstrators were internationally known ceramicist Sasha Wardell recognised ceramicist for her pioneering approach to bone china production and Thomas Bohle who demonstrated double walled wheel thrown vessels from his studio in Austria. You can see a YouTube video of Thomas Bohle’s presentation here.
Members, please note, you can email the DCPG committee, for links to other videos from the day.
2020
SATURDAY 7TH MARCH
Three charismatic Potters took to the stage for the 2020 DCPG annual Potters Open Day; Professor Stephen Dixon, Wendy Lawrence, Brendan Hesmondhalgh. Stimulating talks and informative demonstrations, with works on sale, homemade refreshments available and desirable raffle prizes.
See video of Brendan demonstrating on our Instagram account here: https://www.instagram.com/p/B9cGv48ggtO/
See video of Wendy demonstrating on our Instagram account here: https://www.instagram.com/p/B9bqqw2AZN0/
See April 2020 Newsletter for full review of the brilliant event!