Q: How did you first get into working with clay?

A: I took a foundation course at art college at sixteen in the early 1980's at Northwich Art College in Cheshire, the course had various mediums to study and I actually started getting involved in clay and print in my first year purely by chance. It happened when they wanted to put me into drama, which I wasn't to keen on doing, it involved travelling further and staying later and I wasn't really that interested in acting anyway.

However, whilst I was getting my bearings around the college I noticed this empty room full of clay stuff, pottery wheels etc and I enquired about studying clay, pottery maybe sculpture?

After enquiring, the lecturer at the time, Roland Clarke told me he hadn't enough students to qualify for the end of year examination. So I rallied around the students who might be interested and to my surprise quite a few wanted to be involved. So... keeping a long story short, we all became part of the first ever pottery class for final exams at the college.

I'm glad to say we all passed with flying colours! 

Mr. Clarke was more than happy with the end of year results, so much so the course carried on in the future.

I returned to my passion in clay during the covid lock down and Ive never looked back, creating in clay is a way of life I enjoy, it has so many benefits for mind, body and soul.

In every mark, a memory. 

In every curve, a connection. 

Rooted in Place. 

Shaped by Hand.

Meet the Maker

Discover Authentic Handmade Ceramics which are hand-formed, sculptured one-of-a-kind creations by a dedicated Artisan.

“I create simple, elegant, organic handmade ceramics from my studio in Farndon, Cheshire”.

My vases, bowls, candle holders, and sculptural pieces complement any interior beautifully.

Discover my latest small-batch ceramic pieces —, handmade with care in my modest studio in Farndon, Cheshire. 

Each piece is a unique expression of organic beauty and calm.

Q: Is there a piece in your studio you're especially excited about at the moment?

A: l've been working on a series of pieces inspired by where I live in Farndon Cheshire called - LAYERED TIME a sculptural ceramic collection shaped by the exposed Dee cliffs along the River Dee. These works are my way of remembering that landscape. I hand-build each form slowly, allowing for asymmetry, imperfection, and quiet gesture. Each form, vessel is hand built by hand and one of a kind, all unique.

Q: What inspires the shapes, textures, or colours you use?

A: It seems to be a bit of a cliche these days to say Nature, but it really is. After having careers in design, music and more recently as a garden designer, professional gardener for 15 years. It just seemed to be a natural progression to revisit and create in clay and bring my past passions and experience into creating functional affordable art. 

I love mark making with my hands, a lot of my glazes are earthy tones to create an atmosphere of pause, calm thats all based on my surroundings of where I live and work in Farndon, Cheshire.

Q: Have you ever had a piece that turned out better than expected?

A: Yes! after several test firings on different clays and temperatures, this glaze fired in this amazing way.

Now it's one of my signature collections - Iridescence.

"Nature doesn't rush, and neither do I. A philosophy I bring to every piece I create”

Q: What's the trickiest part of ceramics for you right now?

A: Scaling up. Making big pieces is physically demanding, and they don't always survive the kiln.

“Origin & Emergence explores clay as both earth and becoming. Each form arises through instinctive touch, shaped by rhythm and erosion, echoing the processes of nature.”

Q: What do you enjoy most about spending time in the studio?

A: Being in the moment. Clay forces me to be present— you can't rush it.

Q: Do you have a favourite part of the process - throwing, hand building, glazing, or firing?

A: Hand building. I like to put my hands in clay, It feels meditative, like the clay and I are working together.

And finally...

Q: If clay could talk while you were working with it, what do you think it would say?

A: 'Slow down, I'm not ready for that yet!' Clay really has its own pace.

Artist Statement

"My way of making is designed for slow living, objects that invite pause."

I'm Thomas, a ceramic artist based in Farndon, Cheshire, on the border of England and Wales where the soft, shifting landscapes of the English and Welsh countryside shape both my pace and my practice.

I create simple, elegant, organic sculptured hand-formed ceramics designed for the everyday, vessels that invite you to slow down.

My pieces are organic in form and earthy in tone.

I work slowly and intentionally, letting each piece develop its own quiet character through soft curves, textured edges, and natural glaze flows. No two are ever quite the same.

Rooted in nature and made by hand, my work celebrates imperfection, utility, and the grounding presence of clay in daily life.

THOMAS