Colin Pearson (potter)
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England
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studio potter
Studio potter
A studio potter is one who is a modern artist, who either works alone or in a small group, producing unique items of pottery in small quantities, typically with all stages of manufacture carried out by themselves. Studio pottery includes functional wares such as tableware or cookware, and...
and art teacher.
Biography
Pearson was born in Friern BarnetFriern Barnet
Friern Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. It is a suburban development situated north of Charing Cross. The centre of Friern Barnet is formed by the busy intersection of Colney Hatch Lane , Woodhouse Road and Friern Barnet Road .-History:Friern Barnet was an...
, London
London
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in 1923 and studied at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He worked at Winchcombe Pottery
Winchcombe Pottery
Winchcombe Pottery, near Winchcombe in Northern Gloucestershire, is an English craft pottery founded in 1926.- Early history :From 1800 there has been a pottery on the current site in Greet just one mile North of Winchcombe, which continued until 1914 when the outbreak of the Great War caused its...
before going to Lambeth in 1954 to work at Royal Doulton
Royal Doulton
The Royal Doulton Company is an English company producing tableware and collectables, dating to 1815. Operating originally in London, its reputation grew in The Potteries, where it was a latecomer compared to Spode, Wedgwood and Minton...
.
In 1955 he took over as manager of Aylesford Pottery, Kent which David Leach
David Leach (potter)
David Andrew Leach was an English studio potter and the eldest son of Bernard Leach and Muriel Hoyle Leach, Bernard's first wife....
had set up a year earlier.
In 1961 he set up Quay Pottery making domestic ware in Aylesford.
He taught at Camberwell College of Arts
Camberwell College of Arts
Camberwell College of Arts is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, and is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost art and design institutions. It is located in Camberwell, South London, England, with two sites situated at Peckham Road and Wilson Road...
and the Medway School of Art.