My stoneware pieces range from organic shapes, often drawn from the natural world, to symbolic, abstract forms with hints of ritual and ceremony. Other times, they’re just fun. I am always tempted to try new ideas, but am also aware that a potter should work on ideas by repetition and refinement. In fact, looking back, I find that my work falls into a number of themes, which are explained in the pages which follow.my work

After a working life spent predominantly in the financial services industry, in retirement I have been free to take a new direction. I have exhibited at Potfest in the Pens, Penrith, Cumbria for the last four years and plan to be there again in August  2012.

John Davenport Ceramics

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Most recently, my focus has swung back towards the early interest in heads, while owls seem to have established their own momentum as a permanent feature of my work. Always, though, I am trying to learn and to improve, else there would be no challenge. Check out Heads and Owls for more news.