Our Board

The Board consists of 5-10 volunteers who are responsible for looking after the interests of the members.  They must all be members of the WSP and have an enthusiasm for promoting clay education and appreciation of ceramics in all its forms.  

In January 2024 the Board consisted of:

Biography coming soon
I am relatively new to ceramics having taken it up on retirement from work, but I enjoy virtually every aspect of it and would like the opportunity to be more involved in the management of West Street Potters. I have experience in management and trusteeship. I sat as a part-time circuit judge (Recorder) for many years. I am interested in getting involved in development projects to keep WSP at the cutting edge of ceramics studios whilst retaining its broad, rich and friendly character.

Since school, I have been hooked on clay, and I established my own studio in 2012. I have been a member of WSP since 2003 and find the atmosphere friendly and artistically stimulating, which to allow me to improve.

I enjoy creating distinct textures in stoneware that show the making process. My Raku work is thrown and then polished using burnishing or terra sigilliata. The surface is blackened by plunging the red-hot pot into sawdust soon after removal from the kiln. I constructed by own Raku kiln in 2020.

With porcelain, I create "agateware" by throwing a mixture of differently coloured porcelain bodies. I also used paper-porcelain to make forms out of slabs which are decorated with either woodcuts or linocuts before being assembled.

I have been a member of the Board since 2018, when I became Secretary.

I am a practical, hands-on kind of person, never afraid of a challenge and always willing to help.

I joined West Street Potters in January 2012, re-engaging with ceramics after a decades-long break, and I have been an eager, active member from the outset.

The body of work I have developed draws on my love of the natural world, and I hugely enjoy the interaction involved in teaching, demonstrating and exhibiting.

I am WSP’s workshop manager, and I teach at 318 Ceramics.

Julia graduated from the Farnham School of Art with a degree in Ceramics and Etching. This course was renowned for its thorough grounding in ceramic techniques and a rigorous conceptual approach. She now works to commission and exhibits in galleries in Southern England. She has a sound knowledge and long experience of clay, glazes and kiln technology. Currently her work is handbuilt using folded sheets of clay, matt glazed and stoneware fired. She finds that for her individual creativity and teaching are mutually beneficial. The sparking of ideas and enthusiasm encompasses all abilities and often follows unexpected pathways.

I feel very fortunate to be part of WSP and love every moment I spend there. Since starting in 2014, clay and creativity has become my obsession. I am very keen to support WSP further and help in any way I can.

I have been a member of West Street Potters for 8 years and attend weekly sculpture and Pottery classes.

I am a member of Farnham Art Society with exhibiting status and was awarded the Henry Hammond Award for Ceramics at their Summer Exhibition this year. I am a member of the Surrey Sculpture Society. I exhibit each year at AppArt in the Spring.

I have been working with clay for about 20 years, when I lived in Reading I was taught by Sue Mundy. I moved to Farnham and joined Katrina’s Thursday evening class, where I have been for 8 years.

Newly retired from 40 years of Teaching I am looking forward to joining Kathy’s Friday morning class. I hope to push my work forward learning new skill and techniques. I might even follow Katrina’s advice to work on a larger scale!

I hand build, mostly in Porcelain, my work is figurative, often abstracted female forms. I am currently exploring smoke firing my work. I have enjoyed my limited experience of Raku and hope to explore it further.