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Richard Batterham
Below are examples of Richard’s work that are currently available.
Salt-glazed cut sided jam jar. Height: 8.9cm (3.5”) Price: £20	Cut sided bowl. Height: 7.1cm (2.8”) Diameter: 12.4cm (4.9”) Price: £70
Three pint jug. Height: 21.8cm (8.6”) Price: SOLD
Richard Batterham, who was born in 1936, became interested in pottery at a very early age. Fortunately he attended Bryanston School, where an interest in craft and design, including pottery was encouraged. There Donald Potter taught him and after school Richard spent a year during 1957-8 at the Leach Pottery. It was at the Leach Pottery that Richard met his wife and following his stay in St. Ives he moved away to start his own pottery. His first kiln was a two-chambered climbing one, which he built in 1959 in the garden of the house where he still lives. As Richard says, "from the beginning the pots have been made to enrich rather than to adorn life. Within a few years a range of pots had developed which satisfied the needs of both kitchen and table. From this base the pots have continued to grow in both range and quality." Richard works alone, firing his kiln around six times a year. He believes in "maintaining a broad rhythm and allowing the pots to grow from both that rhythm and from an awareness of the nature of the materials used." The result - Richard is undoubtedly one of the finest potters in the Leach tradition of all time.
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