GALLERY

ROBERT GOLDSMITH

Robert Goldsmith established his pottery in the historic county of Hampshire in 1985 after attaining a BA Honours in ceramics at West Surrey College of Art and Design at Farnham. His pots are sold in New York and in galleries along the West Coast of America. In 1999 the pottery received recognition for its gold lustre range as a winner in the prestigious Gift of the Year award.

All the work is hand thrown and turned stoneware. No machines or moulds are used and the traditional techniques have taken many years to perfect. The pottery does not try to mimic the past but draws on skills rarely practiced today. Combined with the high temperature stoneware glazes, fine brushwork, wax resist and glaze trailing, the finished pots with rich copper red and cobalt blue glazes are both functional and decorative whilst still having a contemporary look.

The pots themselves are a fusion of both clay and glaze together in an impenetrable bond, giving them both their brightness and depth of colour. All the pots are oven, microwave and dishwasher safe. But it is NOT RECOMMENDED that the gold lustred pots are put in the microwave or dishwasher.