Japanese Tea Bowls, 2020

Clive Bowen is one of the most important figures in British studio pottery, celebrated for his revival and reinvention of the English slipware tradition. For more than five decades he has worked from Shebbear Pottery in North Devon, where he continues to make pots rooted in function, rhythm and the pleasures of daily use. His work draws deeply from centuries-old English medieval pottery and the traditions of North Devon earthenware, while also engaging in dialogue with Japanese folk ceramics and the wider studio pottery movement.