256: Mark Campden on making reduced luster ceramics

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an
interview with Mark Campden. He makes two distinct lines of
functional pottery at his studio in Co Kilkenny, IE. The first a
majolica line featuring decoration pulled from his surrounding
landscape, and the second a lusterware line featuring dense
geometric patterns based on fish, butterflies and other fauna. In
our interview we talk about the influence of his father Edgar
Campden, who worked at Aldermaston pottery with Alan Caiger Smith
for over thirty years, and the science behind making reduced
luster pottery. For more information on Mark visit
www.thebridgepottery.com.


 


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