"My Intention as a ceramic artist is to make colourful, dynamic forms that come out of a deep connection to the landscape. Often my work is rooted in the directness and urgency of drawing outside; responding to the weather, drama, and life which surrounds my garden studio by the river Flit in Bedfordshire. Starting on the wheel or constructed with slabs, the red earthenware vessels are marked and altered, scored and handled, before being painted with layers of coloured slips and oxides, washes of vivid colour enhanced with a bright rich clear glaze. The vessels are then offered to the kiln in an open dialogue of transformation; fired to 1100 degees and infused with the marks, rhythm and energy of their making."
"I came to ceramics after a career in retail when I was seduced by the possibilities of clay to express abstract ideas of colour and form. I completed a Ceramics degree at the University of Westminster, Harrow in 2009 where I received the Caparo Award, I joined the studio of Edmund de Waal as an assistant the same year. My work has been featured in numerous exhibitions and galleries across the UK and internationally."
Barry Stedman
Barry Stedman is the latest artist to join Ffin y Parc Gallery, and will have his first exhibition with us in October 2025.