Oxford Ceramics Fair
31 October - 1 November 2026
St Edward's School, OXFORD, OX2 7NN
Oxford Ceramics Fair
31 October - 1 November 2026
St Edward's School, OXFORD, OX2 7NN
Take a break from browsing the fair and join us in the Old Library for a programme of live demonstrations and informal talks from a selection of our exhibiting makers.
Discover different techniques, hear the stories behind the work and enjoy the chance to learn directly from some of the UK’s leading ceramic artists.
All talks and demonstrations are included in your ticket price and don’t need to be booked. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Richard will be demonstrating how he decorates his signature tea bowls, using his own handmade brushes and slips made from local clay.
Photo credit Shannon Tofts
Joseph will be demonstrating how he textures and assembles his clay robots. He will go into depth about his assembly techniques and the tools he uses. Both made and found.
I have been a full-time potter for 55 years.
Most of my work is thrown, and sometimes altered – either on the wheel, or when leather hard. I slab build occasionally.
I make all my own glazes, using locally sourced minerals where I can.
My glazes are mainly oriental in origin – celadons, tenmoku, chun, persimmon and ash glazes. These are reduction fired in a gas kiln. I also soda fire. Decoration is kept to a minimum.
Every day at work, I am reminded of how lucky I am to be spending my time doing something I love and which, hopefully, continues to evolve.
Billy was born in Northern Ireland, studied Ceramics in both Belfast and Cardiff, and is now living and making in West Wales.
His work is influenced by how we see / view the landscape, and the perceptions that this experience provokes. He works within a vessel format, exploring the texture and colour that enhances the wild, rugged beauty of the dramatic land and seascapes that surround us. His aim to prompt the viewer to question the relationship we have with the landscape.
Ruth will talk about the very origins of ceramics in prehistory going back 30,000 years and the development of vessel making in the neolithic period. She will then demonstrate the ancient craft of coil building by rolling a coil and applying it to a large spherical vessel in progress.
Lisa will be painting a vase from start to finish, demonstrating the maiolica technique that she has developed for over 25 years. She will also be presenting a brief slide show highlighting the evolution her ceramics over this period.