Minniwick Pottery The First Era

Between 1973 and 1993 two artists, Rosey and Andy Priestman produced their work together at Minniwick Pottery in a place of great natural beauty surrounded by woods and forests looking up to the Southern Uplands of Southwest Scotland. Their work drew inspiration from many sources including ancient East Asian and more contemporary British studio pottery. The attention to detail and refinement in throwing and development of glazes combined with the fluidity of the decoration resulted in a unique style of high-fired pottery. minniwickpotsfirstera is a contemporary space in which to present their work and celebrate its accomplishment. Today Minniwick Pottery continues under new artistic directions https://www.instagram.com/minniwick/ http://andypriestman.tumblr.com/ http://gardemeles.blogspot.co.uk/

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#29. Porcelaneous-stoneware jar with incised decoration over the exterior, iron bands around the rim and foot, covered with a pale Ash ash glaze (H 12.5; D 8; ‘eye’ mark)

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# 28. Lidded stoneware jar with wood ash glaze, wax resist decoration and underglaze pigments (H 29cm; D 13cm; ‘eye’ mark)

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#27 Small porcelaneous-stoneware bowl food-fired rim-to-rim, unglazed and with carved decoration on the exterior. Interior covered with a blue-green celadon glaze (H 7.5; D 13; no mark)

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#26. Footed porcelaneous-stoneware cup with underglaze painted decoration with cobalt blue bands around the foot and rim covered with a pale celadon glaze (H 8; D 9; ‘eye’ mark). Given to Indy for her Birthday

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#25. Four stoneware bowls with a pale celadon glaze with underglaze pigments. Images and owner Catherine Millburn.

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#24. Flared porcelain bowl with a high foot ring with incised decoration in-filled with blue pigment and over-painted with iron and other pigments, covered with a pale ash glaze (H 8; D 13.5; 'three iiis' mark)

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#23. Stoneware jug with blue pigment washes and iron pigment covered with a ball clay glaze. Owned by Julian David, photographed by Oliver Tringham

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#22. Lidded porcelaneous-stoneware jar with a blue slip and underglaze pigments covered with a pale celadon glaze (H 16cm; D 10cm; ‘eye’ and small 'm’ mark). Displayed here with kind permission of the owner, Derwent Turnbull.

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A rare portrait from Minniwick Pottery in the early years. Photo by Colin Watmough

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#21. Lidded porcelain jar with paddle flattened sides. Covered with a pale ash glaze with underglaze pigments and wax resist decoration (H 16cm; D 7cm; ‘three iiis’ mark). Displayed here with kind permission of the owner, Derwent Turnbull.

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#20. Stoneware jug greenish-blue ash glaze with underglaze pigments and wax resist decoration (H 24cm; D 7cm; mark 'eye'). Displayed here with kind permission of the owner, Derwent Turnbull.

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#19. Lidded porcelain jar with a pale ash glaze with underglaze pigments and wax resist decoration (H 9.5cm; D 7.5cm; three iiis mark). Displayed here with kind permission of the owner, Derwent Turnbull. 

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#18. Stoneware jar with black manganese slip with islands of pale ash glaze over pigment (H 15.2; D 8; mark 'eye')  

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#17. Set of four stoneware beakers with a clear glaze over an iron bearing clay slip with painted decoration and bands of wax resist. Owned by Oliver Tringham (H 11cm; D 9cm; mark 'eye')

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#16. Lidded stoneware jar with a blue glaze over a shino slip with wax resist decoration and bands of black pigment and glaze around the foot. Owned by Oliver Tringham (H 22cm; D 11cm; mark 'eye')

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#15. Set of four stoneware goblets belonging to Oliver Tringham with a blue ash glaze with underglaze pigments and wax resist decoration (H 10cm; D 9cm; mark 'eye')

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#14. A second spice jar from Oliver Tringham’s kitchen. Bought around 1991-92. Wood fired lidded stoneware jar with underglaze pigments and wax resist decoration with an ash glaze over blue pigment (H 19.5cm; D 12cm; mark 'eye')