Who made this?

[redridingmare]

Hi I have this lovely hand thrown pot about 10" high, photos do not do justice part glazed in very soft colours, body heavily incised abstract decoration, looks very organic/earthy. The mark is W over H and I wondered if anyone knew where it was made and/or who made it?

[redridingmare]

[jes150]

I've had a look in my studio pottery book and I can't find it, but I didn't really expect to, sorry. It does look like a quality piece.

If it's any consolation I've got several studio pieces and no clue who made them. Just enjoy it for what it is.

[redridingmare]

Thanks Jes,

that is really kind of you, I am not too fussed about the makers status, its just that if I knew who they were I think I would buy more, the photos have lost the colours which are really nice and subtle. It looks great with the open brickwork. I have jsu acquired couple of big charger typed plates with ash glaze by David Robinson at the RSA from 1968, but I am not sure if its the same sort of age or more modern. I hope you have a great weekend.

Regards Claire

[lori-po]

Another item by the same potter - and on En=bay!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Interesting-Studio-Art-Pottery-Mug-With-Makers-Initials-WH-/281077979264?n...

Such a plain mark and really beautiful pieces. I do hope you find out who the potter was.

Lori

[redridingmare]

HI Lori,

I hope you have had a good Christmas, and are in the mood for a bit more info on this one? I spotted some very similar pots on a US Pintrest web-site so tried the USA version of this forum.

A chap there came up with an english potter, from stoke on trent, where I bought the pot, who moved to the states and got famous. The potter is called William Mark Hewitt, usually calls himself Mark, and for a while did sign W H (using the W as an inverted M) during the early 1990's.

I have looked at his current web-site and the pots are very different in style, but he has changed how he works glazes over the years, so this might still be his. The added complication is that because he is famous people imitate his work, so I am worried this might all be a bit too good to be true. Who ever threw the pot I have was very skilled, the opening at the top of the ball is only about 3/4" wide and the shape is lovely not an easy thing to pot. Do you have any ideas about where I might be able to see very early pieces by WMH?

Best wishes, Claire

[lori-po]

Oh that's great! I'll have a look and see what I can find. I have some etchings I bought some years back and the artists current work is so different you wouldn't think it was by the same person. As it's really well made I wouldn't think it was a copy. Perhaps you could email the phot to him and have a cheeky ask 😄  Happy New year.

Lori 

[lori-po]

Have been looking up William Mark Hewitt  - he does make pots with quite small openings, but none of those I've seen have had the very disctinctive surface. I did see one on the flickr website and thought Yes! only to see on closer inspection that the strange surface was snow! 

Lori

[redridingmare]

thanks Lori,

I have emailed the man himself, so fingers crossed!. They also have ID days at the Potteries museum and I have emailed them to see if they know anything, or I can take it up there for them to look at.

Best wishes Claire