Artist Statement
Stephen Parry produces a range of oven and tableware as well as individual pots. His work is hand thrown on kick wheels, using high firing stoneware and porcelain clays; the pots are then glazed with wood ash glazes and fired over a period of several days in a wood-fired kiln.
The pots have a recognisable style inspired by the traditional French wood-fired pots found near the Loire Valley where he trained as a potter in the 1960s. Stephen's interest in Korean, Japanese and English medieval ceramics have also had a significant influence on his work.
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