News (Updated 18 June 2009)
Gala Day 2009
This year’s event is on Sunday 12 July.
We are very pleased to welcome John Moorcroft as our celebrity guest speaker. He will reminisce about the life and work of his father, William Moorcroft, the founder of the famous Staffordshire pottery where Richard and Sally cut their teeth in the 1980s. The day will follow our usual format including the sale of trials and seconds, an auction, lunch, demonstrations, competitions and an opportunity to decorate your own mug.
Tickets are priced at £25 each and must be booked in advance – please contact us if you would like a booking form.
Open Days
The Pottery is taking part in this year’s Somerset Art Weeks – a county-wide celebration of the huge variety and quality of contemporary visual art that can be found in Somerset – from Saturday 19 September to Sunday 4 October. We will be open daily from 11am to 5pm.
Ad Antiques next selling exhibition "Head, Heart & Hand" takes place at Court Barn, Chipping Campden from Sunday 4 to Sunday 11 October – see website for more information.
Holden Wood Antiques Open Day is on Saturday 7 November. Tel: 01706 830803. Website
The Dennis Chinaworks Christmas Open Day at the Pottery is on Sunday 6 December – 10am to 4pm – sale of seconds, demonstrations, refreshments.
Mary Whettem’s Christmas Open Day is on Sunday 13 December. Tel: 01798 869252. Website
Retailers
We are pleased to welcome new retailers:
Ad Antiques, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire
Cameo, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset
The Smithy, Widecombe-in-the Moor, Devon
Bonhams
Please see our Bonhams 2008 page for images, information and the sales results about the specially commissioned pots.
Features
The May/June 2008 issue of Crafts Magazine, published by the Crafts Council, carried an interesting article, with many photographs. Please visit their website for details of Where to Buy – www.craftscouncil.org.uk
Collect It! June 2009 issue has a review by Tracy Martin of our recent releases.
