Dales River Stoneware

In summer 2025, I started a project photographing and drawing Mill Gill, Wensleydale.

I became interested in the river and the patterns created on the water, especially in bright sunlight. I went on to include the river at Aysgarth Falls and the River Clough in Sedbergh.


The ceramics I developed are Dales River Stoneware. They are sculpted from black porcelain because this fine clay lends itself to the details I wished to create. It offers a beautiful sheen when glazed giving me the wet rock appearance I intended.

This work is available from 8th Nov 2025 at Farfield Mill, Sedbergh.