The Harlequin Gallery will be taking part in Plumstead Open Studios 2024 in London SE18 for the third consecutive year. All venues, including the Harlequin, will open from 11am until 6pm over the weekend Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September. The … Continued
Janet Leach (1918 – 1997) Having exhibited and dealt in studio pottery for over 25 years means that I have seen and handled work by all the finest studio ceramics artists that we have been privileged to enjoy. In my … Continued
Although I have organised Plumstead Open Studios since 2016, this is the first year that the Harlequin Gallery has actually taken part. Traditionally held over the first weekend in September, this year sees over 47 artists exhibiting in 24 venues … Continued
In 1920 the Leach Pottery was started by Bernard Leach and his Japanese friend, Shoji Hamada, a mile up the hill from the centre of the town of St. Ives in Cornwall. There by the Stennack stream, in what was … Continued
I admired the pots of William Marshall long before I had the pleasure of meeting him, on several occasions, during my regular springtime trips down to St. Ives in the late 1990s. William Marshall, usually referred to as Bill, was … Continued