Our 2025 Line Up
We have an amazing line up for you this year of over 30 talented ceramic artists and potters from all over the UK and beyond. Each exhibitor will share their stunning blend of creativity and craftmanship for you to discover. Don't miss this opportunity to bring home one of their unique pieces for you to treasure, There will also be opportunities to watch demonstrations and have a go sessions yourself. Lots of fun on offer and memories to make, come check it out!
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Helen Almond (Sun only)
I am a ceramic artist that lives on the Isle of Man. I make functional ware and love to include elements from nature around the island. I enjoy experimenting with different glaze combinations, different forms and I love a challenge!
Martine Becquet
I am originally from Belgium, but now I live and work in the Lake District. I started making ceramics when I lived in Holland, where I learned the throwing skills from a local potter. I carried on working with clay whilst living in different European countries. I have now settled in Broughton in Furness where I have my studio and sell from home. I also participate at several ceramic fairs, both in this country and in Europe. All my pieces are hand thrown on the wheel and when leatherhard I burnish them to make them smooth and shiny. I fire the pots in sawdust and add organic matter, oxides, etc. to create different colours and effects. Recently I started collaborating with textile artist, Rachael Singleton. The addition of textiles to some of my pieces is unusual and striking. I find this work very inspiring and exciting!
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Jill Benson
As an artist, I am aiming to incorporate several things - my love of animals and nature, illustration and ceramic sculpture. My work constantly evolves and experimentation after experiences and stimulation sends me in new, exciting directions. I love colour and pattern and don't know how to be minimalist.
Kay Bond
Hello! I work in County Durham as a ceramicist creating sculptural pieces inspired by the regions industrial past and my families links to that past. I work with black stoneware clay, adding colour and texture with engines and slips, my work is decorative only. I graduated with a Masters in ceramics in 2008 and have been involved with creative industries ever since, lecturing in further education and involved in a community gallery amongst other things before deciding to return to developing my own practice as an artist working with clay, my work can currently be seen in two regional galleries. Mud Fest will be a perfect opportunity for me to take my work outside of my home region. To understand my work, please visit my website.
Helen Butler
My name is Helen Butler and I am based in Belper, Derbyshire. I originally trained as a fashion designer eventually moving into education where I worked as an art technician along with teaching ceramics and printmaking. I am now both a potter and a printmaker. My influences are from nature and pattern. I work in porcelain paper clay that I make myself and I love the translucency that I can achieve with this. I press seed-heads and other items into the clay to pick up the often very delicate details. This is then coloured using oxides and stains. I also print directly onto the clay with ink that I make myself. I produce both functional and decorative pieces.
Chorley Inspire Youth Zone
We are the Inspire Youth Zone Clay Club, we were formed last year with the young people's love of clay and eagerness to create new things! Our group has members aged from 8-18 (or 25 with additional needs). We make all sorts of things, from clay animals to bowls and plates on our pottery wheels, we are always looking for new things to make and techniques to try!
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Helen Delaney (Sat only)
Helen makes functional and decorative ceramics, with a distinctive sgraffito illustration style, inspired by her background in independent comics. Her work largely celebrates British history, from the Tudor court to 1970s wrestlers. She has a particular interest in lesser known fascinating women from history and likes her ceramics to be engaging, tactile and fun.
Roos Eisma
My sculptural vessels are each individual, with the shape partly planned and partly allowed to develop organically. I hand built in stoneware. I use techniques similar to those in dressmaking, using shaping and darting to create a curved shape out of flat pieces of clay slabs, before fine modelling and trimming to enhance the shape and sharpen edges. I love texture, sometimes adding a layer of textured slip to a piece, and using ‘dry’ glazes and volcanic glazes to further create interesting details in the surface.
Lexi Evans
After falling into pottery by accident, I love all aspects of working with clay, from handbuilding and wheel work, to exploring glazes and kiln firings. It's a long way from my years as a teacher, but I love sharing the ups and downs of working with clay. Not only has clay become more than a hobby, since making it my full time job this year, it has been a lifeline since a nervous breakdown in 2015. I relish the sense of peace of mind I get when immersed in throwing on the wheel or handbuilding wee Heilan Coos. I am so grateful to be a potter and this wonderful expression of art has been so impactful on mental health. My work is inspired by the beautiful Scottish Highlands, as seen from my studio window, with my two colour ranges called Heather Skies and Highland View. Although very different, they both transport you to the stunning Highland lochs and mountains.
Caroline Gault
I'm Zombiecazz aka Caroline and I love the macabre, gothic and creepy with a side of wood firing. I use plaster doll moulds to make creepy functional ware and my hands to make characters to amuse. I make my own glazes and fire both electric and wood.
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Becky Gibbs
Inspired by the stunning landscapes of the Lake District, my sculptural pottery captures the natural beauty of the fells, woodlands, and rivers. Through each piece, I aim to bring the rustic, organic essence of nature into the home. My work celebrates simple, earthy textures and forms, creating functional homeware that feels both authentic and timeless. Each piece invites a connection to the outdoors, adding a touch of the Lake District’s beauty and spirit to everyday life.
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Sara Hood
The intent of my practice is to create work which instigates healthy conversation which will hopefully in turn insight positive societal change regarding acceptance and knowledge of neurodiversity and how we can as a society all find our place together rather than apart or marginalised. My use of many different grogged, coloured and stoneware clay bodies is to symbolise the diversity of our society and as a celebration of it. I use the rabbit and sometimes other prey animals as a central agent in my work to reference the fight or flight response which is prevalent in many neurodiverse conditions. Neurodiversity is one of things about the human race that adds a richness to the weave of our species and its cultures, it should be held dear and celebrated in all its wonderful forms.
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Jaroslav Hrustalenko
My creativity is driven by a passion for colour, shape and strong visual impression of momentum. I appreciate pure aesthetics of form, expressed in clean but complex geometric lines and proportions of golden ratio. Initially inspired by tango dance, I often use deliberate juxtaposition of the geometrically stylised gendered vessels, conceptualized in pairs or groups, to explore the phenomenon of complimentary counterparts’ unity and independence, as one of the key expressive means.
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Carrie Kendra
Carrie feels the greatest connection from working with clay through hand building. From delicately durable functional ceramics made of slabs of porcelain white stoneware, with hand squeezed handles and pebble smooth curved underbelly's, to coil built one off sculptural vessels. These are decorated with vibrant contemporary patterns and the occasional embellishment of lustre.
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Deborah Land
Deborah was born in the Southwest where she studied Fine Art at Somerset College of Art. Her early interests were in oil and mixed media working on abstract interpretations of the landscape. Deborah is a successful ecologist working to protect and restore the UK's rarest habitats but has always continued to sketch and capture the landscapes around her. 15 years ago, she undertook a course in wheel thrown ceramics which reignited her passion for interpreting the landscape in a new media. Deborah draws her inspiration from her extensive travels to mountainous regions and her Scandinavian and Japanese connections. She creates elegant forms that allow the texture of the clay and glaze to reflect the landscape. She is a member of the Eden Valley Artistic Network and the Northern Potters Association.
Joseph Lenartowicz (Sat only)
I make functional stoneware pottery for everyday use along with some decorative pieces. To me the joy of making is when someone uses your object rather than putting on a shelf. Most of my work is wheel-thrown and single-fired. I specialise in single firing because it is more energy efficient and more environmentally friendly. After making, and once the clay has dried, the raw unfired pot is glazed and then fired only once to 1260°C. Everything is individually made and decorated so that every piece is unique. As student of Douglas Phillips I am influenced by the skills of a traditional potter who has a heritage across the UK, France, Africa and Japan.
Iain Markham
Hand thrown domestic studio pottery fashioned and created in the Lyth Valley.
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Liz McLelland
I’m fascinated by the secret lives of wild animals and always feel a thrill when, for a moment, they let us into their world. My stoneware ceramic wildlife sculptures are my way of honouring their wildness, and the wonder they bring me. I use careful observation to try and capture a likeness, without losing the movement and character of each animal, always seeking to recreate a connection with nature. My pieces are finished with oxides and glazes then high fired so they can live indoors or outdoors.
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Laura McNicholas
Working in porcelain to create sculptural vessels, wall hangings, and jewellery, my work not only celebrates the northern landscape, but also my family history. I am a collector and retriever, repurposing my collection of natural detritus and scavenged driftwood alongside vintage lace and crochet founded in my family’s craft heritage to impress the clay and its formations with memories and journeys. Bringing together shapes and forms I remember the topography of well-traversed coastlines, rockpools and coves. I am excited by the endless possibilities achieved by layering and combining glazes, constantly experimenting with form, colour, texture, and heritage, and balancing this with my fascination with environments and climatic changes to create pieces that are perfectly unique.
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Tabby Michelin
I learned my wheel skills whilst I was living in Taiwan, travelling up the jungly mountain to work in a beautiful and inspiring studio. Returning to the North East in 2022, I make ceramic work in thrown stoneware, with glazes often inspired by the muted lichen colours and dramatic contours of the North Pennines landscape but with angles and simple forms that are also reminiscent of the Taiwanese pottery traditions.
Lizi Pickup
My work combines rustic, natural pottery with brightly coloured hand painted ceramics. This current collection is inspired by a combination of Kandinsky’s colourful energy and the spectacular street art found in Manchester City Centre and beyond. My regular collection of work is hand thrown on the potters wheel then hand decorated with underglaze paints, transfers and line piping. In addition, I have a range of slab built vessels that have been slip decorated and raw fired. Each piece is totally unique and compliments my core range of homewares.
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Jeni Poree
I have spent my life in Lancashire and feel within me its history of magic and witchcraft. My art is woven with my love and fascination with folklore, folk tales, folk art and folk magic. I’m obsessed with clay and love that it is made of the earth; to me it has a magical alchemy and other sculpting materials just feel soulless to my fingertips by comparison. When making I try to imbue the essence of traditional protection charms; creating objects that bring out a sense of nostalgia in the viewer by creating a feeling of familiarity and safety without ever knowing it’s like before. Some of the pieces are based on the tales of the Lancashire Boggarts that live in many of our homes, (so be warned best not to name them!) but my influences and fascinations don’t just lie in Lancashire, but also in the folklore and imagery of Northern, Central and Eastern Europe, which inexplicably, I have found lies in my DNA, though I don’t know how on earth it got there!
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Tiffany Prescott
Inspired by nature, Tiffany Prescott is a self taught ceramicist and qualified primary teacher with an MA in leading wellbeing in schools. Now a full time potter, she works out of Pixie Pots Studio, Eaglescliffe and uses many methods when working with clay. Her passion is slipcasting, hand building and finding glaze combinations that emulate the beauty of nature. Her current projects are the beauty of the Green Man and the whimsy of her Chonkies. She creates yarn bowls and sheep that are inspired by her working and selling her work in Swaledale and in the Tees Valley. She currently has work for sale Fleece and Flock in Swaledale, Gallery 32 in Ripon, The Station in Richmond and has just exhibited at Potfest Melton Mowbray.
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Kerstin Robb
I’m Kerstin Robb, a ceramic artist based in the creative hub of Alyth. Born in Germany, I first moved to Wales, eventually relocating to Perthshire in 1984 where I fell in love with the landscape and rural living. My studio is within an old barn and workshop adjacent to the house where I while away many creative hours. My work is both functional and decorative, created using a variety of techniques. Each piece is tranquil, free-flowing and simplistic in nature taking inspiration from home and my love of travel. Largely self-taught, my journey with pottery began in the 1970’s when I worked with clay during a school lesson - it quickly became my preferred medium, gaining a Pottery O’ Level for my efforts. Continuing my journey to hone skills in slip casting, hand building, throwing and sculpting, I also attended a variety of workshops across the UK - I am currently furthering my knowledge in the making of coloured slips and glazes to explore different surface decorating techniques. Throughout the years I have participated in group exhibitions across Scotland, Open Studios events, attended select fairs such as Exclusively Highlands, 3D2D and Spring Potfest in the Pens. I have work available at Glamis Gallery, Angus most of the year. My work has found its way to homes within the UK and further afield such as Canada, USA and Japan. I am a member of Scottish Potters Association, Dundee Arts Society and Perthshire Artisans
Deborah Robinson
I have been sculpting and throwing clay for over 25 years but retiring from my job as an Engineering Designer has really allowed me to fuse my technical design ability with my love of clay to develop my technique. I work in stoneware and porcelain and I particularly enjoy sculpting human characters inspired by the local history and rural life from Morecambe Bay and the Lake District. I also specialise in stoneware animal forms, including pet commissions and native wildlife. Each piece is entirely hand built in stoneware and finished with velvet underglaze and gloss glaze. I aim to sculpt with sensitivity and empathy for my subject, inviting the viewer to relate and reflect on the character, personality and spirit of the piece. I am a member of Northern Potter Association and Craft Potters Association and Cumbria Sculptors.
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Gill Rogers
I make hand thrown stoneware for the home. I focus on forms which are tactile to hold and draw inspiration from nature, particularly the Lake District. ‘Tarns and fells’ is a range for snacking and serving. It’s graphic representation of the tarns in a reflective blue and the fells in a soft moss green. ‘Waters edge’ is a range with deep blue inside the bowls and the hazy skies of the waters edge on the outside of the bowls. ‘Fern’ and ‘lavender’ have a silhouette motif wrapped around the forms.
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Helen Rossetti
I am a hand builder based in North Wales, creating ceramic sculptures. I draw inspiration from fables, history, nature and literature, exploring the boundaries between imagination and realityThe process of molding clay with my hands allows me to express my creativity and connect with a timeless art form. Each piece I create is a reflection of my thoughts and emotions, making every item unique and personal.
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Sarah Sharp
I am a pottery tool manufacturer based in Yorkshire and would love to combine a stall showcasing our tools, together with exhibiting my pottery work that is created using the tools.
Vikki Singleton
Animal sculptures inspired by field study and conservation of the world's most endangered wildlife.
Kathryn Stevens
Kathryn makes sculptural forms influenced by technical drawings known as lofting plans used in the ship and boat building industries, creating a theme of work inspired by Cumbria’s natural and industrial landscape. Connecting with the viewer to tell a personal story of belonging, surface treatments are applied layered upon another to provide meaning of sense of place, which entwine the rich history of her birthplace with her family heritage and attachment. The location of a once thriving steel shipbuilding industry now stands a graveyard of forgotten rotting wooden boats provides interesting textures to inspire her work. Formulating her own clay body and glaze recipes using local raw materials and industrial waste, evidences the area's geological formation, helping to cement her work in the field of narrative ceramics.
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Jenny Thomas
My work explores the dynamic interplay between form, texture, and the natural environment, drawing inspiration from the coastal landscapes. Each piece begins is uniquely designed using stoneware and porcelain as my primary mediums. I create sculptural vessels that balance utility with artistic expression. My process combines wheel-throwing, handbuilding, and surface manipulation to capture the essence of coastal elements.
Susan Wade-French
As an artist working with clay, I find endless inspiration through the rythmn of nature's changing seasons,animals and plant life within the landscapes and coastlines of Scotland. Using a variety of ceramic techniques I use stoneware and earthenware clay to form unique ceramic pieces, such as low relief wall panels, sculpture, wall hangings and more, to incorporate into an Outdoor and Home setting.
Philippa Whiteside
Lancashire based ceramic maker. Inspired by nature and in search for emotional wellbeing Philippa (Pip) pushes porcelains capabilities, employing both the fragility and strength of porcelain. Pip mixes coloured pigments into the clay and incorporates colour psychology. Rolling ups and downs, cycles, hope, despair, and lessons learnt, Pip sees a mirroring between the challenges of working with porcelain and that of emotional wellbeing. Her pieces are tools for exploring thought and emotion; they include discreet details to brighten up the everyday... superficially or otherwise (!)