Lockdown has closed the Gallery for the time being - but - keep in touch you never know 2020 sees harlech pottery in it's 49th year. Alan has potted for 68 years. Lynette, not so long +=+=+=+=+=+=*=*=*=*=*=+=+=+=+=+=*=*=*=*=*=*=+=+=+=+=+=*=*=*=*=*=*=+=+=+=+=+=*=*=*=*=*=+=+=+=+=+=+
Free Bees > > example - Free go on the wheel after spending £100 See our e:mail address bellow to find out this new seasons. 5% off purchase of Alan's pots if you find his comedy joke on this web site
Founded by Alan and Lynette after they met following independently running their own workshops Lynette in Yorkshire and Alan in Worcestershire. You can hear the reasons for the potters coming together if you come to see them in their award wining building near the classic view of Harlech Castle with mount Snowdon & the Llyn Peninsular in the background. Lynette and Alan are honorary members of North Wales Potters, see at bottom
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Gallery info We have four other potters on display. ___---___---___---___---___---___---___---___---___---___---___
Wendy: Slipware, Zeb: Rough stoneware oxidised, Terry: Individual stoneware reduced, Jane (B) (She of the BBC 'Great pottery throwdown') Gas fired stoneware. __--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--
Jewellery by four crafts people.
Pam: silver, Sheila: Various materials, Sophie: Textiles and other materials, and Lynette's: unusual brooches made from recycled paintings. -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
Hand made individual Cards Ann: using silk and wool in her pictures, paint in Lynette's and collage technique in Sandra's and Shiela's. -- __ -- __ -- __ -- __ -- __ -- __ -- __ -- __ -- __ -- __ -- __ --
Textiles. Stunning wall hangings, including the much admired 'Tree of life' by Eta Jane: (CH) Various materials. Russell: Bog preserved natural wood sculptures.
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Painters. Jane:(CH) uses multy media, Sonia, conceptual art, Angela, excels in water-colour and acrylics. Diane, semi-abstract works in oils and acrylics, and Val's, detailed sea-shore pictures delight the eye. There are drawers full of Lynette's experiments to rummage through.
POTS BY ALAN AND LYNETTE The clays we use are stoneware and porcelain
We are versatile designers and our pots cover a wide range. You can find pots for
the table thrown in the traditional way and decorated with slips and pigments.
Alan is well known for his sculptural animals, especially sheep,bulls & badgers
Both Alan and Lynette make a range of smaller modelled animals.
They are very popular with children who like to make collections of them.
Some of these children are the grandchildren of children who vistited us in the 1970's Visitors are intrigued by our achive collection showing more than four decades of
work. These pots range from large decorative jugs down to carved and pierced
porcelain of great delicacy.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????? The holes for the pierced ware come from Blarney in Ireland. All sizes are obtained from pin holes to thumb nail sized. We have not had this years supply yet owing to the uncertainty of Brexit and one very large hole falling of the back of the delivery lorry which the Council are still trying to dig it up to get to us.
+==++==++==++==++==++==++==++==++==++==++==++==++==+ Another popular attraction is our
exibition of 'what can go wrong'.
children especially love this
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How our pots are fired
Our Kilns use gas as a fuel that gives us the atmosphere we need for our colours Depending on the weather, the pots are in the kiln up to twelve hours When the temprature reaches 1310'c we can stop We have a DVD of a kiln firing that could be viewed in the gallery. Or, you could arrange to see the real event
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We will try to update this every month Last up-date 21 - 6 - 2020 Also try Harlech Tourist Association web site.> www.visit Harlech.wales Gwynedd Council > www. Creative Gwynedd /Craft people. www. North Wales Potters
Don't forget Alan's joke discount.
Lockdown sees us in our Workshop in Dyffryn - Still making pots!
1. Alan throwing a pot 2. 1958 at Avoncroft pottery with Geoffrey Whiting and Micheal Bailey 3. Welsh Black Bull 'Taltruthyn Bach'