David Eeles
David Eeles (1933 – 2005) trained at Willesden School of Arts & Crafts[1] from 1947 to 1953 where he also met his wife, Patricia.[2]
Eeles was a craft potter[3] and a part of the early modern Arts and Craft movement.[4] He made decorative country pottery which features in the Crafts Council Collection of domestic ware.[5] This was traditional Slipware made in the manner of the 18th century Staffordshire potters who signed their initials on the base of the pot. He also made tin-glazed Majolica. His slip-trail method was considered the best of his cohort.[6] and emulated the 17th century Staffordshire potter, Thomas Toft[7].
Eeles took over The Shepherds Well Pottery in Hampstead with Patricia, whom he married in 1955, after the departure of its original proprietors Godfrey Rubens in 1956 and Maureen Koppenhagen in 1960. His first exhibition was at Heal's Department store in London.[8] From 1955 to 1961 he retailed his pots in various London shops and galleries.
In 1961 Eeles moved the Shepherds Well Pottery to a 17th century coaching inn in West Mosterton in Dorset which he converted for the purpose and, in the manner of 17th century craft potters, worked where he lived.[9] When, in 1979, Eeles’s younger son, Simon, began to pot, he changed it to The Eeles Family Pottery.[2] This marked a period of travel when Eeles took his family to Canada, Australia and New Zealand to lecture and give workshops whilst his youngest son, Benjamin, stayed at home to run the pottery.
In 1963 Joseph Lawrence Keen (1919–2004)[10] introduced the young Roger Michell (studio potter) to him,[11] [12] This began a period of teaching apprenticeships which drew students from all over the world.[13][14] It was during this time that Michell witnessed Eeles design and build a brick kiln[15] allowing him to move from earthenware production to stoneware which was more robust.
Eeles' pots are held in many prestigious collections including York Museum Trust.
Eeles died on 21 September 2005 after a short illness.[16]
References
- ↑ "National Archives". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Eeles Family Pottery: "so nice and so different" - Yarn Magazine". Yarn Magazine. 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ↑ "Craft Potters Association". www.ceramics-aberystwyth.com. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
- ↑ Cushion, John P. David Eeles: Modern Potters. An original article from The Studio magazine (1961)
- ↑ "Crafts Council Collection". collections.craftscouncil.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
- ↑ "john pollex". www.johnpollex.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ↑ "20th century forum". www.20thcenturyforum.com. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ↑ "ford abbey". www.fordabbey.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ↑ "The Walking Ware on Vimeo". www.vimeo.com. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
- ↑ Heller, Gene, The International Engraver's Line, First Edition (2005) ISBN 9780976841104 Search this book on
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- ↑ "The Walking Ware on Vimeo". www.vimeo.com. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
- ↑ Walking Ware A Collector's Guide (2006). Michell, Julia. Introduction by Christopher Strangeways. Walking Ware Publications [2007] P.10
- ↑ Interpreting Ceramics, Issue 3. Michael Cardew - His Influences in Australia, Penelope J.Collett, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Australia. "David Stuchberry trained initially at Bendigo and then was apprenticed to David Eeles in Dorset"
- ↑ "William Gebben". www.portalwisconsin.org. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
- ↑ "The Walking Ware on Vimeo". www.vimeo.com. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
- ↑ "Eeles Pottery". eelespottery.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph, Domestic Pottery, Crafts Advisory Committee, London (1977)
- Cooper, Emmanuel & Niblett, Kathy. David Leach, A Biography, David Leach - 20th Century Ceramics. Pub. Richard Dennis. (2003) ISBN : 0903685884
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