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Harlequin Gallery |
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Richard
Batterham
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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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Just a few items included in the mixed
exhibition starting at the gallery on Thursday 30th November 2006. |
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