Yvonne has worked with clay for several years. She originally trained as a teacher and first jobs included teaching clay techniques and therapy at hospitals and a prison in Northumberland.
She set up her first workshop next to the North Oxford Canal in Warwickshire where her parents ran a narrowboat business. This included making personalised pots for the British Waterways and canal boats.
She now has a workshop in Saltford near Bath, where she produces individual ceramic vessels. These are decorated with brightly coloured bold illustrations inspired by everyday humorous situations and comical creatures. The clay is weighed out, carefully thrown to different shapes, and handles attached the next day. The clay sheets are rolled out with a slab roller, and assembled into flat or square shapes when the clay has stiffened slightly to hold its shape. The illustration is then scratched onto the surface, textures pressed into the clay and when dry, underglazes painted on to colour the design.
These pots are fired to high earthenware temperatures and finished with a transparent glaze. The kiln fires up to around 1180 degrees centigrade. Yvonne has two kilns, one 5cu ft., and another for smaller firings and experimenting with test pieces.
She exhibits her work in
the Potters Shop, Perry Rd, Bristol BS1 5BQ www.pottersbristol.com
Beck Steps Gallery, College St, Grasmere, Ambleside LA22 9SZ www.beckstepsgallery.co.uk
She also sells direct to the public at Ceramic and Craft Shows, which you can find on the Events Page,
and is a member of the Cotswold Craftsmen.
email: yvonnehalton@yahoo.co.uk
Southview House, 45 High Street, Saltford, Bristol BS31 3EJ
Tel: 01225 938154
Mob: 07786 033417
You can see more examples of my work in the
