Ian George

Smoke-fired vase detail

Ceramics Gallery

Come and browse through some examples of my ceramics. You will see a mixture of wheel thrown and handbuilt vessels and more sculptural items finished with a variety of firing methods including smoke-firing, wood-fired soda and electric-fired stoneware. [See more…]

Profile

I have an engineering background which informs all of my practice. I am naturally drawn to the wheel and to the technical aspects of firing and glaze development. Engineering is all about control of materials and process but I love the more mercurial firing methods of smoke- and wood-firing. I worked as an adult education pottery tutor for 10 years at Hills Road Sixth-form college but I now teach from home with my wife Karen.

Ian at the wheel

Plant on a mantle piece

Wood working

In addition to my pottery interests I am a keen and developing woodworker. Over the past 15 years Karen and I have been growing a woodland to supply a mix of timber for woodworking and firewood for firings. You can see some of my recent projects here.