Product Description

It is profusely illustrated throughout with previously unpublished archive material from the Finch family album and newly commissioned studio quality photographs of pieces made by him throughout his time at Winchcombe Pottery. Ray Finch was taught primarily by Michael Cardew, who trained with Bernard Leach, the best known English Studio Potter of the 20th Century. His Pottery at Winchcombe has a worldwide reputation along side St. Ives in Cornwall as a training institution for young potters. Unlike Leach or Cardew, Finch has virtually no published writings to his name, so the interviews with him contained in this new title give a unique insight on a great potter. This book will appeal equally to practising potters, collectors, dealers and lovers of hand craftsmanship.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #841967 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 155 pages

Review
"The book, like Ray's pots, has stature and a sophisticated simplicity born out of a deep study and understanding of the subject resulting in a production that is literally and aesthetically quite beautiful" June Lewis (countryside and crafts writer) Cotswolds Life June 2006

About the Author
John Edgeler has been a collector of pottery since his early teens. His family are also strongly associated with the ceramics of North Devon. John has been resident in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire since 1999, and was responsible for the Retrospective Show and Biography of the Winchcombe potter, Sid Tustin in 2004/5. His Long Room Gallery staged the major Ray Finch Retrospective in June 2006 which attracted visitors from all over the UK and overseas.