About John

Hello, I'm a Bonsai and Ceramic artist living in Derbyshire, England.

Thanks to my Fathers influence I became interested in bonsai in 1994, and soon developed a passion for hand made pots that are unique and individual. Since I've always enjoyed pottery I decided to create pots for my own trees - soon I was making them for my friends and local clubs, and now you will see my pots at major exhibitions all over the world.

I think because of my passion for bonsai trees, my aim is to create and glaze individual one off pots that are designed to frame and enhance the tree, many of my pots are to be seen in major exhibitions all over Europe, and I was privileged to have trees selected for the prestigious Ginkgo awards 2005, and the Noelanders Trophy V11, where my Prunus Spinosa was awarded second place, more recently my Larch display won an award at the Newstead 2006 event and my Acer Palmatum won the BCI  Presidents Award in Holland 2006.

All the pots I produce are high quality frost proof stoneware. All are hand-made and individually glazed - this means that every pot is unique and no two will ever be quite the same - you are guaranteed a pot as individual as your tree. I also make accent pots in all shapes and sizes to complement your tree in its display.

The larger pots are 'coil built', I prefer this method as it's just me and a bag of clay,  no restrictions on size, shape, texture or style-as long as it will fit in one of my kilns-I now make ovals up to 30",  rectangles up to 27"  or  round up to 20" .

 By using different clays, various metal oxides and glaze recipes, or a combination of several, I create finishes that are totally individual and some times impossible to repeat! Some of the oxide finishes I use are 'once fired', (the oxide and clay fuse together and this allows combinations to be blended on the surface of the pot itself), other finishes require the pot to be bisque fired first, and some require 3 firings. All are fired to approx 1260° Celsius and are frost-proof.

I am a commercial member of the Federation of British Bonsai Societies and The Bonsai Traders Association, so you should see me at most of the UK shows, and some in Europe.  If you don't see exactly the pot you want on my stand or website, please contact me, we can discuss your tree and agree a design that will frame your tree to perfection.

Visitors are welcome by prior arrangement, please contact me for details.

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