Shelton Pottery

 

Ken and Valerie Shelton make their pottery together at their home in south Cheshire. Ken throws the pots on the wheel in fine white earthenware.   When the pots have dried to a "leather hard" stage they are turned, cutting away excess clay to ensure a lightweight and smooth surface.  The pots are then fired in the kiln to around 1100°C.

Valerie paints onto the fired ceramic with underglaze colours; sometimes designs are sketched in pencil first but no stencils or transfers are used so each piece is unique. Valerie art is about a combination of brushstroke and deep understanding of colour.  After painting the pots are glazed with a transparent glaze.

Valerie studied fashion and textiles at Brighton and Bristol art colleges; a background that is reflected in her use of rich colour.  Ken also works in the ceramic materials industry as a technical and marketing consultant.

Ken and Valerie are proud to have been elected in 1997 Professional Members of the prestigious Craft Potters Association of Great Britain.

Shelton Pottery's work is sold in galleries and up-market gift shops throughout the UK and has been exhibited in various locations including the Collins Gallery Glasgow, Courtauld Gallery London, Newcastle-under-Lyme Art Gallery and Craft Potters Association exhibitions at Folkestone Arts Centre and Morley Gallery London.