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| 1956 | Born in Negombo , Sri Lanka
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| 1976-79 | B.A. Hons in 3D Design (Ceramics) at Bath Academy of Art, Corsham |
| 1978 | Studied Industrial Ceramics at Ecole Nationale des Arts Decoratifs, Limoges , France |
| 1979-81 | M.A. in Ceramic Design at North Staffordshire Polytechnic, Stoke on Trent |
| 1980 | Industrial Training at Royal Doulton, Stoke on Trent
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| 1981-84 | Lecturer in Ceramics on B.A. Combined Crafts degree at Crewe and Alsager |
| Since 83 | Visiting lecturer at Bath , Brighton , Bristol , Cardiff , Carlisle , Central St. Martins London, Camarthan ,Croydon, Derby , Leicester, Limerick and Stoke on Trent
Member of Arts Feu Entreprise/Esprit Porcelaine (Ceramic group based in Limoges , France ) |
| 1989 | Member of Southern Arts Association (Crafts Panel) |
| 1989-96 | Move to Brive La Gaillarde (France) to establish workshop and run residential summer courses |
| Since 93 | International workshops in Toulouse and Clermont Ferrand , France ; Namur , Antwerp , and Brasschaat , Belgium ; Ballenberg and Carouge ( Geneva ), |
| 1996-97 | Re-establish workshop in England |
| 1998-00 | Research Fellowship at Bath Spa University College (part-time) |
| 2000-03 | External examiner for Diploma couse at Limerick College of Art and Design, Eire |
| 2005 | Masterclass at Atelier Cirkel, Brasschaat , Belgium Australian workshop tour at Mittagong, NSW; Devonport , Tasmania and Freemantle , WA . |
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Masterclass at Atelier Cirkel, Brasschaat and Liege , Belgium
Visiting lecturer at Galway College of Art and Design, Eire |
| 2007 | Masterclass at Atelier Cirkel, Brasschaat , Belgium |
| 2008 | Masterclass at Centro de Artesania y Diseno, Lugo , Spain
Masterclass at Atelier Cirkel, Brasschaat , Belgium |
| 2011 | Elected member to the IAC (International Academy of Ceramics) Geneva, Switzerland |
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| Design Work in Production | |
| 1981 | Tableware design 'Ambassador' for Royal Grafton China , Stoke on Trent |
Awards |
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| 1984 | Grand Prix at1st World Triennial of Small Ceramics, Zagreb |
| 1986 | British Council Sponsorship to attend Winter Artists' Colony Karlovac , Croatia |
| 1987 | Zagreb Prize at 2nd World Triennial of Small Ceramics, Zagreb |
| 1990 | Diploma at 12th Biennial of Ceramic Art, Vallauris , France |
| 1997 | Joint winner of Handel House Gallery ‘Summer Show', Devizes |
| 1998 | Bursary from Southern Arts Association for Research Fellowship at Bath Spa University College |
| 2002 | Bursary from The Craft Potters' Charitable Trust for book rese |
| 2012 | Participant on "Crafted Mentoring Scheme" |
Commissions | |
| 1998 | Ikebana foyer display commissioned by Takashimaya Store, Osaka , Japan |
| 2001 | ‘Feat of Clay' exhibition at Victoria and Albert Museum , London , commissioned by University of the West of England |
| 2005 | Sculptural piece for restaurant in P&O liner ‘ Arcadia ' commissioned by Elstone Hayes Associates. |
| 2008 | Bone china tea bowls for Rare Tea company www.rareteacompany.com |
| 2009 | Pendant lights for Mark Wilkinson Kitchens showrooms
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| Public Collections | |
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Los Angeles Art and Craft Museum , U.S.A. Yale Centre for British Art Museum , New Haven , CT. U.S.A. Chateau de Vascoeuil, Centre Regional d'Art, Normandy , France City Museum and Art Gallery , Hanley, Stoke on Trent Norwich Castle Museum Teapot Collection Newport Art Gallery and Museum, Wales Zagreb City Museum , Croatia Kellinghusen Museum , Germany National Ceramic Collection at the Adrien Dubouche Museum , Limoges , France National Museum of Scotland , Edinburgh Ministere d'Arts Plastiques, Brussels Museum fur angewandte, Cologne , Germany . Adolf Egner's collection Museo Nacional de Ceramica Gonzalez Marti,', Valencia , Spain Adolf Egner's collection The Grainer Collection, Contemporary British Studio Ceramics at the Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, N. Carolina, USA |
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| Work Included in Following Publications |
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‘Living Light' Ceramic Review, May/June 1988 China , Glass and Tableware (US) Nov 1988 La Revue de la Ceramique et du Verre (France) March/April 1989 A Dictionary of British Studio Potters, Pat carter (Scholar Press) 1990 ‘Rencontre a Limoges ' La Revue de la Ceramique et du Verre (France) July/August 1992 Ceramics and Print, Paul Scott (A&C Black) 1994 Porcelain, Caroline Whyman (Batsford) 1994 Contemporary Porcelain, Peter Lane (A&C Black) 1995 and 2003 Resists and Techniques, Peter Beard (A&C Black) 1995 and 2003 Ceramic Form: Design and Decoration (New Edition) , Peter Lane (A&C Black) 1998 Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery (4th Edition), Robert Fournier (A&C Black) 2000 ‘The Magic of Materials' Keramiek, April 2002 The Ceramic Surface, Matthias Ostermann 2002 Naked Clay, Jane Perryman ( A&C Black ) 2004 Craft Arts International, ( Australia ) 2006 Taiwan Ceramic Magazine (2008) Ceramic Design Course by Anthony Quinn ( Barrons USA and Quarto UK ) 2008 Techniques Using Slips, John Mathieson, (A & C Black) 2010 |
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Publications |
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Slipcasting, Sasha Wardell (A&C Black) 1997 / 2007 (2 nd edition) Porcelain and Bone China, Sasha Wardell (Crowood Press) 2004 |
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Translations (From French to English) |
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| Mouldmakers' Handbook by Jean-Pierre Delpech and Marc-Andre Figueres (A&C Black)2008 |
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| Fashion Notebooks Series: From Concept to Catwalk byOliver Gerval (A&C Black)2008 |
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| Fashion Accessories by Oliver Gerval (A&C Black) 2009 | |
