Jo Davies

Jo is a ceramicist specialising in wheel-thrown objects in porcelain. She is a respected ceramics practitioner, a Selected Member of the Craft Potters' Association, has contributed to Ceramic Review Magazine and written the book Electric Kilns for Ceramics published by the Crowood Press. She has worked as a named designer for Mulberry and Union Coffee to create limited edition ceramics collections as well as exhibiting nationally and internationally. She has taught at all levels, including undergraduates, and has more than 20 years of professional experience within her field.

Teaching ceramics is fascinating because the interpretations are endless. Encouraging both a student's dexterity and character is my priority - in the first instance by using simple exercises and then by using a gradual pushing further of each individual's abilities, hopefully giving them the satisfaction of new knowledge and skill.

My own work is inspired by years of slow re-interpretation of the wheel-throwing process, by porcelain and its elasticity and its ability to appear like liquid when it's actually hard, fired ceramic.