Christine-Ann Richards
Christine-Ann Richards | Ceramics | Somerset
Christine-Ann trained at Harrow School of Art under Mick Casson (1971-73), then worked with Bryan Newman and later, David Leach. She set up her first workshop, in London, in 1975 and now lives in a converted Chapel in Somerset. A Fellow of the Society of Designer Craftsmen, Craft Potters Association and Member of MAKE Southwest (formerly Devon Guild of Craftsmen).
Much of her work is influenced by her journeys to the Far East, and especially by her first visit to China, with other potters, in 1978. For more than 30 years she has organised and accompanied people on visits to other artists in China and Central Asia.
Her classical oriental style thrown porcelain vases and bowls are glazed in transparent, dark green crackle and copper red glazes. Her black on white splash decorated wares remind one of her interest in Chinese calligraphy and painting.
For more than two decades she has also been making large pots, water features and sculptures for the garden. A Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship to Japan to “look at the way that water is used in landscape and architecture” has been an ongoing source of inspiration for these works.