Peter Beard
Peter Beard first encountered clay when he was a small child. Whilst studying for his degree in industrial and furniture design in London he was able to spend time in the ceramics department. On finishing college he helped set up a pottery in Scotland making thrown domestic stoneware. He opened his first studio in Kent in 1975, making mainly sculptural pieces. His current studio is in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.
Peter’s ceramicsa are thrown and hand-built pieces in oxidised stoneware fired to 1280°C. He uses combinations of matt and semi-matt glazes and coloured clays. These are built up in layers prior to firing to create textural surfaces in a range of pastel shades and some stronger colours. Some surfaces are ground back to reveal the intricate patterns within the structure. Wax resist is used extensively to create patterns and to isolate the glaze layers during application.
Peter Beard first encountered clay when he was a small child. Whilst studying for his degree in industrial and furniture design in London he was able to spend time in the ceramics department. On finishing college he helped set up a pottery in Scotland making thrown domestic stoneware. He opened his first studio in Kent in 1975, making mainly sculptural pieces. His current studio is in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.
Peter’s ceramicsa are thrown and hand-built pieces in oxidised stoneware fired to 1280°C. He uses combinations of matt and semi-matt glazes and coloured clays. These are built up in layers prior to firing to create textural surfaces in a range of pastel shades and some stronger colours. Some surfaces are ground back to reveal the intricate patterns within the structure. Wax resist is used extensively to create patterns and to isolate the glaze layers during application.
