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Alejandra Bernales

An associate member of Platform One, an artists co-operative from Mid Wales, Alejandra only moved to the area in the last few years but has already found her work inspired by the countryside she is now surrounded by.

Many of the forms she creates have an obvious influence from nature and she uses porcelain, paperclay and stoneware to produce items that include delicate earrings, colourful pendants and earthy mugs and teapots.

Alex Allpress

Alex Allpress specialises in thrown sculptural ware. This means that each piece is thrown to its desired shape and then carefully turned to reduce the thickness as much as he can, while still retaining enough of the pot's strength.

Each piece Alex creates tries to capture the beauty of nature by using simple forms and subtle colours, and is often inspired by his upbringing in an agricultural landscape. Alongside producing a wide range of his own work he offers courses for small groups as well as one-to-one tuition; he has now built up over 10 years' experience in teaching his craft.

Alex graduated from Camberwell College of Art in 1999 in Ceramics and then moved to his first studio in the Fenlands, Cambridgeshire. He now works from Newbridge-on-Wye in Radnorshire, Mid Wales.

Duncan and Karen Browning

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Operating from their base in Cwmystywth, Ceredigion, Duncan and Karen Browning have been potters for over thirty years.

Their work is often influenced by their rural environment in West Wales and as a result many of their pieces use earthy tones and subtle colouring. Items sold by the pair include vases, serving jugs, teapots and mugs.

Duncan and Karen consider themselves to be artisans whose key principle is to produce attractive and affordable items with a practical use. Click here to take a look at a selection of their products sold on our online shop.

Mike Browning

Mike's pottery and ceramic work has made him one of Erwood Station Craft Centre's most popular artists.

He likes to make items with an obvious practicality and uses gas firing to stoneware temperatures to ensure that his finished products are hard and durable and therefore suitable for use in dishwashers, ovens and microwaves.

The glazes that Mike uses are based on ground rocks such as feldspar, chalk and quartz and the colours come from the metal oxides such as iron which gives greens through to dark browns depending on the concentration.

Chris Heneghan

Chris Heneghan is a potter living and working in Brecon Beacons National Park, near Abergavenny, and he is a member of South Wales Potters. His work is hand thrown and hand decorated, using bright colours and sometimes altered after throwing: it is all dishwasher proof and food safe, and heavier pieces are oven proof. He is happy to be contacted regarding his work.

Mocha Pottery

Christine Hopkins has enjoyed pottery since school but the craft remained as a hobby until she retired from teaching almost a decade ago. Since then she has become a professional potter and a few years ago moved from her home studio to the Abbey Mill Craft Centre in Tintern.

She specialises in mocha decoration, an ancient technique that uses a liquid to create beautiful tree-like patterns upon the handmade jugs, dishes and mugs that she creates.

Christine is  a member of the South Wales Potters' Association and has exhibted at Monmouth, Usk and the Forest of Dean.

Pauline Patterson

Black Mountain Pottery was established by Pauline Patterson after she moved to Wales with her husband and daughter.

Until then Pauline had been involved in entertainment, working her way up from Assistant Stage Manager after leaving school and eventually becoming an Assistant Producer for a television company.

She is self taught and also has a passion for food, an interest that inspires her to create beautiful ceramics to present food in an original way.

Patricia Kelly

In her own words, Patricia Kelly's work can be described as 'art to make you smile'.

She creates a selection of colourful characters using a combination of slab building and modelling using earthenware clay, bringing a touch of humour to each piece she creates.

The surface of each model is painted or sponged with underglazed colours, slips and glazes and fired several times in an electric kiln to produce the final product.

As well as her ceramic creations, Patricia takes the same blend of art and humour and uses it in her paintings. She is a member the Craft Potters Association and the South Wales Potters and her work has been exhibited across Wales.

Tracey Baker

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After returning to university following a career in the care sector, Tracey Baker gained a degree in Ceramics from Cardiff Metropolitan University and has since had her work exhibited all across South Wales.

Her work often carries with it a sense of Welsh identity and, like all good designers, she aspires to combine function with originality to make each piece unique. Tracey's products range from hotplates and dishes to novelty coasters and make thoughtful presents on special occasions or heartfelt gifts for loved ones throughout the year.

We now have a good selection of her work available at our Erwood Station Craft Centre online shop, click here to have a look.