David Roberts Ceramics

In 1981 david ceased full time teaching to concentrate on making pots.

David roberts ceramics. David roberts david roberts career in ceramics is a remarkable if understated story. View david roberts works featured on ceramics now magazine david roberts is one of the most significant ceramic artists working in europe today. Afterwards he taught full time art in secondary schools. Apr 30 2016 explore osman çalışkan s board david roberts on pinterest.

As a distinguished english potter he has developed an international reputation as a leading practitioner in the art of raku ceramics. A technique with its origin in small scale vessels made for the tea ceremony in late sixteenth century japan. David roberts is one of the most significant ceramic artists working in europe today. Roberts is acknowledged as responsible for the introduction and promotion of modern large scale raku in europe.

He has no artistic or ceramic history in his family nor did he study ceramics at art college. A distinguished english potter he has an international reputation as a leading practitioner in raku ceramics. Increasingly concerned with making pots initially in stoneware and then changed to raku in the late seventies. David roberts was introduced to ceramics during degree studies at bretton hall college in 1966.

A distinguished english potter he has an international reputation as a leading practitioner in raku ceramics. A technique with its origin in small scale vessels made for the. In fact he discovered ceramics by accident as an element during his teaching degree whist at bretton hall in the 1960 s.