Pottery

 

 

Julie Ayton is Salisbury Arts Centre’s Potter in Residence, and has been working from the ceramic studio in the crypt of the church building since 1990.  After training as a potter at Farnham and gaining a teaching qualification, Julie worked in mainstream education until she took over the pottery at the arts centre. 

Julie has exhibited nationally throughout her career and has a reputation for her high design values and craftsmanship evident in her work. 

 

 

Julie’s work is produced exclusively on the wheel and consists of one off and short edition pieces, and a standard range of domestic stoneware.  Porceline pieces include bowls and vases, finely thrown with textural surface details added beneath the glaze.  The cups, jugs and teapots are designed to be used, as well as enjoyed purely for their visual appeal.

 

 

Careful design is just as apparent in the stoneware range – mugs, bowls, teapots and oven dishes in silky high fired blue, green and cream.  They are wonderfully practical; great to live with, and too eye catching to hide away in cupboards when not being used!

 

 

As well as producing her own work, Julie has developed the arts centre’s well established programme of workshops for adults and children.

Julie’s pottery can be purchased from the arts centre box office along with work by Mirka Golden-Hann, another of our pottery workshop leaders.