Annette and John of Albrighton Pottery will talk on the history of potting. The session begins with the earliest urban settlements and ends with the Industrial Revolution in Stoke on Trent. The talk is light-hearted and there is a hands-on component which has been known to cause hilarity. Members will all be able to put an emblem or small design of their choosing onto a piece of clay. All the pieces will then go to make up two bowls which the Christophers will take away to fire and will in due course be raffled.

Speaker biography

Annette and John Christophers have been making pots for over 50 years. Both were trained to ‘throw’ on the potters wheel which even today would take a 5-7 year apprenticeship in a company. Annette came from Kenya to study at Hornsey College of Art in London and John trained with Nora Braden at the University of West Sussex. They still make pots but now spend more time travelling and talking to interested groups about the delights of their craft.

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