ROBIN WELCH is one of the most pre-eminent artist potter of his generation. Welch, born in 1936, has developed a considerable reputation for his freely constructed individual pots over the last 30 years, the making of which has been interspersed with tableware production, architectural work, teaching and residencies in Australia and the United States. His ceramic education was unusually broad. While at Penzance School of Art, he spent weekends at the Leach Pottery learning much about his materials, but his time at the Central School took him beyond the Oriental world. Innovative teachers like William Turnbull and Gordon Baldwin helped Welch to look outside the ceramic orbit for ideas, initiating a broader more sculptural perspective. He learnt that good pots could develop out of the discipline of drawing in the same way that painting does.
Extract from an essay
by David Whiting (2000)

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Rectanglar Vase:
Stoneware, slab construction


Size:
h.29.0cm w. 19.0 cm d.7.5 cm
Ref: GF-RW02
Price: £375.00

Oval Vase (Large):
Stoneware

Size: h.28.0cms Ø.22.0cms (Base Widest)
Ref: GF-RW03
Price: £350.00

Oval Vase (Small):
Stoneware

Size: h,22.0cms Ø.12.5. cms (base widest)
Ref: GF-RW04
Price: £250.00

Bowl:
Stoneware, of conical form with 6 squared perforations to the rim. An early bowl by Robin. Impressed RW to the inside of the deep foot stem.
Size: h,15.0 cms Ø.21.0 cms
Ref: RW-OW01
Price: £300.00

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Tall Bottle Vase
Stoneware, a tall slightly tapering bottle by Robin. This bottle was exhibited in Robin's major exhibition hosted at the Rufford Craft Centre in 2006. Bottle can be seen on display in the bottom right image of the image record of the exhibition, click HERE to view

Size: h, 49.0 cms
Ref: RW-OW02
Price: £450.00

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Cylinder Vase
Stoneware, vase of cylindrical form, wonderful colours and textures. Impressed RW to the base.

Size: h,23.5 cms Ø.11.5 cms
Ref: RW-GF05
Price: £300.00

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Cylinder Vase
Stoneware, vase of oval form, constructed of two thrown sections. A very strong and dynamic vase, Robin at his very best. Impressed RW the makers personal mark.

Size: h,24.5 cms Ø.13.0 cms (widest)
Ref: RW-GF06
Price: £350.00

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Bowl:
Stoneware, standing on a tall turned foot with thickly applied areas of crackled white glaze and a understated red splash. A rather good teabowl (exhibition piece) bowl by one of our most highly respected and unique artist potters. Impressed personal mark RW.
Size: h,8.5 cm Ø.14.5 cm
Ref: RW-GF01

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