A teapot is not unusual but some teapots are unusual; we are surrounded by them in all their various forms and guises throughout our lives and wherever we travel. Most people own a teapot or two, if they use one of them it is often a cheap utlilitarian object that will stand the rigours of every day use. The other more 'special teapots' are often elevated to glass case status and handed down through families as cherished heirlooms.

Geoffrey Swindell has curated an exhibition of high quality, well designed and superbly executed teapots by the ten most prominent 'special teapot' makers in Britain today. None of these potters make well-worked traditional forms; their works are witty and innovative, pushing boundaries and notions of accepted functional design in ceramics.

Visitors to the exhibition will get an insight into how and why the pots have been made with photographs of working processes and written statements by the potters about their source of inspiration, techniques and why they chose to work in ceramics.

Exhibiting artists:

Roger Cockram / Lowri Davies / Ross Emerson / Richard Godfrey / Lisa Krigel / Peter Meanley / Jeremy Nichols / Geoffrey Swindell / Ruthanne Tudball / Steve Woodhead

Artist Talk:

On Saturday 2nd October at 11.30am, potter and exhibition curator Geoffrey Swindell will be giving a talk on the exhibition - a 'walk & talk' event that will give you an opportunity to hear more about each artists work and the inspiration behind the exhibition.

A free event.