Jill Ford Ceramics

Jill Ford Ceramics Jill Ford Ceramics While her work is enjoyed far and wide, Jill works fairly reclusively, taking inspiration from her quiet yet stunning surroundings.

Ceramic artist, Jill Ford began working as a potter in 2002, converting her garage into a studio pottery and establishing her company Jill Ford ceramics. Leaving behind a career as a primary school deputy head teacher to spend more time with her own children, Jill also returned to her love of art and following an open college network course at York was “bitten by the bug”, leading her on to a HND

in 3D Design Crafts, specialising in Ceramics. Her innovative work, which encompasses contemporary porcelain wall pieces, porcelain vases and bowls thrown on the wheel and slip cast porcelain candlesticks is now sold in an impressive host of galleries and shops both in the UK and overseas, including New York.

Fancy having a go yourself? Jill is available for private lessons if you would like to try. Go to http://www.jillford.co...
04/09/2011

Fancy having a go yourself? Jill is available for private lessons if you would like to try. Go to http://www.jillford.co.uk to find out more http://jillford.co.uk/2011/08/30/

Preparing for the next big show here at Jill Ford studio. Jill shows you, in these easy to watch short films, the careful process of throwing and making a Jill Ford bowl. Hopefully this will inspire you to have a go yourself! Jill is available for lessons, just email here and leave your details and ...

Read about how Colin Inglis, the Lord Mayor of Kingston upon Hull who is planning a forthcoming civic visit to Reykjavik...
19/08/2011

Read about how Colin Inglis, the Lord Mayor of Kingston upon Hull who is planning a forthcoming civic visit to Reykjavik, Iceland. Hull of course is twinned with Reykjavik; and has a shared fishing heritage and since the old bad times of the Cold Wars, much has been done to foster trading and cultural relations between the two cities. An internet search for original gifts for the President of Iceland and Mayor of Reykjavik led Colin Inglis to my new website http://www.jillford.co.uk/, where he was attracted by the Spurn Point wall piece......for more on this story go to http://jillford.co.uk/2011/08/16/presents-for-icelandic-president-and-mayor/

Elegant look here http://jillford.co.uk/store/products/white-roses-brooch/
18/07/2011

Elegant look here http://jillford.co.uk/store/products/white-roses-brooch/

Much of my work is thrown on the wheel. Porcelain is a fabulous clay to throw — it’s smooth and silken but is also a hard taskmaster and easily collapses. Simple graceful shapes are formed: full round bowls with an elegant footring, slender tapering vases or distinctively tall jars with the added fl

Beautiful statement bowl for that special occasion http://jillford.co.uk/store/products/echinacea-statement-bowl/
18/07/2011

Beautiful statement bowl for that special occasion http://jillford.co.uk/store/products/echinacea-statement-bowl/

An extra large bowl that will make a strong visual statement. Carved echinacea flowers decorate the surface with an undulating rim formed by squeezing the clay whilst it is still soft from the wheel, A soft turquoise copper oxide sweep id added to give interest to the interior.

http://jillford.co.uk/2011/07/17/preparation-is-key/
18/07/2011

http://jillford.co.uk/2011/07/17/preparation-is-key/

When preparing, I always make sure I have everything I need to start my day in the studio. ‘Preparation is key’ to a successful day and it is always nice to reward myself with a nice cup of tea, at the end. : )

I am at http://www.greatyorkshireshow.co.uk/html/home/ come and visit! : )
12/07/2011

I am at http://www.greatyorkshireshow.co.uk/html/home/ come and visit! : )

We speak to a judge Liz Morley, who is not judging this year, but has done in the past about what to look for in a winner, and there is your final chance to win a family ticket to this year’s show.

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Ellerton
York
YO424PB

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