A week of events celebrating the historic industry of Bideford and Barnstaple with plenty for pot lovers and activities for families & children

16 -–22 September 2013 Background to the festival

This Festival celebrates both the pottery traditions of North Devon and also the important nautical, trading and cultural links with New England that developed in tandem with the exports of pottery across the Atlantic in the 17th century.

Pots shared space on cargo vessels with a wide variety of items, including furniture, metal and Alongside workshops, talks glassware, hinges and handles, pewter and and demonstrations will be: wooden treen dishes to help support the early colonists. This important trading relationship, •  events including the building of a which included fishing for and preserving cod, new pot oven at Petroc in Barnstaple is to be celebrated in early spring 2014 through (www.petroc.ac.uk tel 01271 345291) a show at the Burton Art Gallery & Museum, • the setting and wood firing of the bottle Bideford, Pots Fish ‘n Ships, a historically based kiln in Victoria Park, Bideford of Festival- exhibition telling its story through displays of inspired plain and fancy pots by 20+ older pottery and artefacts, complemented by craftspeople from Cornwall to Scotland contemporary responses to the themes of the plus work from three local schools event expressed primarily in . • an evening presentation by Michelle Initially, this September we are delighted to be Erickson on her creativity and inspirations joined by the leading Virginia potter, Michelle at White Moose, Barnstaple Erickson, and by academics from New England (www.whitemoose.co.uk specialising in the early history of the settlement tel 01271 379872) of Jamestown. These visitors from across the Atlantic will take part in an international • a special one-off historically themed Pot symposium and practical events, along with the and Produce event at the Pannier Market, top potter from the Netherlands, Niek Hoogland Bideford celebrating West Country making. in recognition of the significant influence of Details of the varied Festival activities ceramics from continental Europe on the are shown later in this brochure. development of these early colonies.

For more details please visit: anewenglandcargo.wordpress.com Call: 01242 602319 / 07791 782243 Email: [email protected] The potters participating

Potters making for the main firing and/or demonstrating:

Anthony Barclay Niek Hoogland www.anthonybarclay.co.uk www.niekhoogland.nl Paul Berman John Hudson Clive Bowen www.hudsonclaypotter.co.uk www.clivebowen.co.uk Pim van Huisseling Dylan Bowen Nick Juniper www.dylanbowen.co.uk Oliver Kent Margaret Brampton www.bramptonpottery.blogspot.co.uk Nigel Lambert www.nigellambertpotter.co.uk Sandy Brown www.sandybrownarts.com Philip and Frannie Leach www.springfield-pottery.com Sean & Vici Casserley www.taenapottery.co.uk Andrew Marshall Maggie Curtis Hannah McAndrew www.maggiecurtis.co.uk www.hannahmcandrew.co.uk Brian Dickenson Debbie Mitchell Michelle Erickson Taz Pollard www.michelleericksonceramics.com www.tazpollardceramics.wordpress.com Joe Finch Bryan Sentence www.potteryandpaintings.co.uk www.bryansentance.com Nicola Gladwin Jason Shackleton www.nicogladwinceramics.com www.jasonshackleton.com Matt Grimmitt Peter Smith Jennie Hale www.petersmithceramics.com www.jenniehale.co.uk Chris Taylor Simon Hancox www.christaylorceramics.co.uk

Full addresses of venues (See Festival map on back page for Bideford locations) • Arts Centre, The Quay, Bideford, EX39 2EY • The Glove Factory workshop and gallery, • Burton Art Gallery & Museum, Newquay Street, Appledore, EX39 1LU Kingsley Road, Bideford, EX39 2QQ • Victoria Park, Kingsley Road, • Pannier Market, Market Place, Bideford, EX39 2QQ Bideford, EX39 2DR • White Moose, Moose Hall, Trinity Street, • Petroc, Brannam’s Campus, Barnstaple, EX32 8HX Oakwood Close, Barnstaple, EX31 3NJ Main events Schedule Free events unless stated otherwise. Please consult notices at venues for precise running orders and rooms.

Friday 20th September 2013 For pot lovers

09.00 to 17.00 07.00 to 17.00 10.00 to 16.00 Bideford Burton Art Gallery Pannier Market: Arts Centre: Bottle Kiln: Pottery and crafts for sale, Formal half day Wood firing of Festival demonstrations by demonstration sessions themed pots led by specialists making and by Michelle Erickson Philip Leach and decorating ceramics as well and Niek Hoogland Nigel Lambert as historic local crafts

For family and children

11.00 to 17.00 Pannier Market: Historical re-enactments, food tastings, folk music and dance (primarily 11.00 onwards) decorating with Taz, George the Pie Rat quizzes, Giant snakes and ladders (primarily 14.00 onwards)

George appears courtesy of his avatar and pie-rat crew member Ruth Spires Saturday 21st September 2013 For pot lovers

09.00 to 17.00 14.30 to 16.30 Bideford Arts Centre: The Glove Formal half day demonstration sessions Factory, by Maggie Curtis, Joe Finch, Harry & Nick Juniper Appledore: International Pottery Symposium Contemporary mark- 5 speakers plus handling session, £75 including buffet making masterclass Harry Juniper, Country Potter: A life in pots with Sandy Brown new 50 minute video, entry fee £3 (2 afternoon showings)

For family and children

13.00 to 17.00 From 12.00 Victoria Park: Burton Art Gallery Bottle Kiln: Fish kite making and flying (weather Throw a pot sessions with tuition permitting), George the Pie Rat returns from West Country potters with family activities

Sunday 22nd September 2013 For general public

14.00 to 16.00 Burton Art Gallery & Museum Bottle Kiln: Kiln opening led by Michelle Erickson & Philip Leach Festival publications Harry Juniper Country Potter, A life in pots • Interview video on DVD (52 minutes)...... £15.00 • Full colour book (64 pages)...... £12.50 • CD book...... £7.50 All prices exclude post & packing Specialist publications available Michael Cardew and the West Country Tradition The Fishleys of Fremington – A Devon Slipware Tradition

For information please call: 01242 602319 / 07791 782243 or email: [email protected] www.cotswoldsliving.co.uk Forthcoming events

27th to 29th September 2013 March/April 2014 The Glove Factory Gallery Appledore Burton Art Gallery & Museum Bottle kiln firing Pots Fish ‘n Ships selling exhibition Celebrating the historic trade and An opportunity to buy pots still cultural links in between North warm from the Festival Bottle Kiln Devon and New England www.sandybrownarts.com www.burtonartgallery.co.uk A potted history of North Devon Slipware

Pottery using local clays primarily from the area around Fremington on the outskirts of Barnstaple was a major source of local industry and employment for over 300 years.

Producing originally for their local market and Whilst the export trade for pottery to New with strong connections with the farming of England subsequently went into decline in the the land from which the clay was dug, potters 18th century, a strong local market persisted in supplied the needs of farms and villages in North Devon for for the table, farm their vicinity, making chiefly coarse everyday and dairy as well as the building trade, alongside wares for the preparation or consumption of the emergence of a strong tradition of decorated food and drink. This primarily domestic market pottery – particularly jugs. was transformed following the foundation of Epitomised by the Harvest jug – the potter’s settlements on the eastern coast of what is contribution to the harvest home or the now the United States, initially at Jamestown commissioned marking of a marriage or other in 1607 and subsequently in other areas, for special event – this rich tradition of making in the supply of mainly plainer forms to meet the both Bideford and Barnstaple was epitomised everyday needs of these new settlers. notably by the family of 19th century farmer/ These important trade links with the early potters at Fremington, the Fishleys, who ran a colonisation of New England subsequently workshop there for over 100 years. This West expanded partly through the development of Country tradition of making was revered and triangular trade routes with the Mediterranean, continued into the 20th century, notably by the and through the import of tobacco from new studio potter, Michael Cardew, who received his plantations in Virginia leading to the development first lessons in throwing at Braunton pottery, also of a clay pipe making industry at Bristol using an early influence on Harry Juniper of Bideford clay extracted at Petersmarland near Torrington. Pottery who celebrated his 80th birthday this July. 3

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1 Bideford Arts Centre Main festival 2 Burton Art Gallery Bottle Kiln venues 3 Victoria Park 4 Bideford Pannier Market

The organisers wish to thank the following for their financial or practical help in making this Festival possible: Arts Council England/Heritage Lottery Fund – www.artscouncilengland.org.uk Chipstone Foundation/Ceramics in America – www.chipstone.org SEL Clarke Limited – www.selclarke.com