Doug Fitch Ceramics

Doug produces his works from his in scotland with wife hannah mcandrew.

Doug fitch ceramics. Doug shares his studio and life with fellow potter and wife hannah mcandrew and their young family. Best known for his earthenware slip decorated jugs doug throws and fires from his pottery in dumfries and galloway. 2020 doug fitch slipware potter terms conditions. He works in red earthenware clay the pots simply decorated with appliqué decoration or sgrafitto using a basic palette of traditional slips made from natural raw materials.

Both of these makers are deeply immersed in the traditions of english country pottery in a. The new craftsmen mayfair london. Land edge arts crediton devon pottery friends from around the world. Fitch and mcandrew are internationally renowned potters who live and work in dumfries and galloway scotland.

Featured ceramics slipware press mould dishes by doug fitch february 2018 when michael cardew s wenford pottery closed in 2004 some twenty years after his death doug fitch went to visit the dilapidated premises. Gallery st ives tokyo japan. Partners in practice and life slipware potters doug fitch and hannah mcandrew are known for the fine craftsmanship of their pieces. Literally getting stuck in and your hands dirty is a daily occurrence to a potter but all in a good way.

Equally so are the sgraffito jugs doug produces which combine the art of the pottery with the art of the illustrator. How to make a slipware pottery jug demonstrated by doug fitch founder of douglas fitch slipware pottery. He has now moved to galloway in scotland and lives and works with his potter wife hannah mcandrew. 2020 doug fitch slipware potter terms conditions.

Partners in business and in life doug fitch and hannah mcandrew were brought together by a shared love of slip decorated earthenware and historical traditional pottery. Ceramics doug fitch. Hollyford pottery established 2004 is a workshop that i share with my partner hannah mcandrew. Centre of ceramic art york art gallery york.

Image courtesy of the international ceramics festival. Web design and photography by pixlpix web programming by red green blue. Anyone looking at his work will see in it the clear influence of medieval and early english potters but his form decoration and glazes are simply stunning. Here they share their ap.