The Anniversary exhibition at the Harlequin Gallery opened for business at 11am on Friday 1st March. Although I had originally planned to refer to it as the Spring exhibition, it occurred to me that March 2019 marks 20 years since … Continued
I first became aware of Julian King Salter and his hand-built ceramics at a solo exhibition of his work at the Harlequin Gallery in the late 1990s before taking over the gallery myself in 1999. Julian was born in 1954 … Continued
Friday 27th July sees the start of the Harlequin Gallery Summer 2018 mixed exhibition, with a wide selection of both British and Japanese studio ceramics, together with the odd piece from elsewhere. In the last two years I have been … Continued
Bizen is one of Japan’s six ancient kilns, where pottery has been produced for over 1000 years. The area in and around Bizen City where the pottery is made is situated in the Imbe area of Okayama Prefecture. Descendents of … Continued
It has been rather longer than planned since the last such notice but Friday 9th March at 11am sees the opening of the Harlequin Gallery Spring 2018 exhibition, featuring some recently acquired pots, a number of which are shown here. … Continued
Not to be confused with the other Summer Exhibition taking place in the Capital, I believe my latest exhibition that opens on Friday 4th August at 11am will have something to offer all of you. Those of you, who are … Continued
Peter Fitzgerald, who is primarily a sculptor, has for much of his career used coiled stoneware as the medium to explore his fascination with heads and faces and I include some his work for the very first time in my mixed … Continued
The potter, Ursula Mommens, who died at the age of 101 seven years ago today, was without doubt one of the most fascinating people that I have had the privilege to meet and get to know. Born in Cambridge in … Continued
Patrick Sargent was the first modern wood-firing potter, inspired by the ancient techniques of Japan and especially those of Shigaraki, that came to my attention. I have to admit that when I first saw his work I wasn’t immediately impressed, … Continued
Shigaraki pottery generally refers to the wood-fired stoneware pottery made in the Shigaraki area around 45 kilometres south east of the city of Kyoto and is important for being one of the ‘Six Old Kilns’ of Japan. The town of … Continued