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Welcome to the Red Lion Pottery Website
Artist’s Statement
I retired from being a GP in 2004 to set up the pottery at my home. My inspiration comes from oriental
ceramics and the natural world - geological formations and the colour and form of primitive plants, especially lichens and
mosses. I make mainly individual thrown functional pieces but, influenced by Japanese potters, I have recently broadened the
range of my work to include hand carved and slab built pieces. I work only in stoneware and fire in either a gas or wood fired kiln. Glazes are
based on traditional oriental recipes and often incorporate local wood ashes. I love the wonderful
effects natural ash and the raw flame can produce, each firing allowing me to discover and explore new effects.
Alan
Birchall
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Red Lion Pottery, 228 High Road, Chilwell, Nottingham, NG9 5DB tel: 0115 9178591 or 0770 9509985
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