Russell Kingston

 Russell works in the Slipware tradition. Its roots in North Devon are what drew him to it. Its humble origins of the everyday medieval pot to its vibrant place in today's studio pottery are what kept him at it. Russell’s pots are made for the kitchen, oven and table to celebrate food in everyday life.

Marrying old techniques with a contemporary approach, his pots are made for the kitchen, oven and table; to celebrate food in everyday life. Using wet on wet slips, so they bleed into one another, and slip trailers with force to achieve splashes with feathered edges, he creates patterns and layers of colour that has a free and spontaneous feel.

 Although Russell’s work is deeply rooted in the North Devon Slipware traditions, it has a freshness that sits well in any modern home and Country cottage alike. Russell combines traditional techniques with newer ones; using wet on wet slips so they bleed into one another and slip trailers but with force to achieve splashes with feathered edges.

 Using slabs to mix in different textures that the slip picks up.  Thrown then altered shapes to achieve things that cannot be done on a wheel alone. The colours Russell has developed are fresher traditional slipware. The goal is to be moving forwards while always looking backwards.