Doherty Porcelain

28/08/2026

HIGH SUMMER COLLECTION 2026

My online exhibition is currently available to preview on my website. The shop goes live at 7pm this evening. As the heat of summer draws to a close, I wish you a happy holiday weekend. I hope you enjoy this selection of new work.

My pots always seem to respond to and reflect the differences of the changing seasons. The physical process of applying the porcelain slip with layering and splashing or brushing in a playful way is reminiscent of long grasses, lichen, weathered wood and stone. The pieces in the collection each have flashes of unexpected colour, lilac and heather pink, lemon, subtle whites and rich smokey grey. As always there is plenty of my signature copper blue and silk da fired surfaces.

Eclipse Vessel II

23/08/2026

HIGH SUMMER COLLECTION.
going live on Friday 28th August at 7pm.
Preview Thursday at 4pm dohertyporcelain.com
This is the first online collection this year. Formed slowly and fired during the long hot summer months. The kiln was cooling on the evening of the eclipse. It was a surprise to find one of the vessels had an extraordinary flash that symbolically reflected the phenomena of the eclipse.
I am not always able to predict the small, spontaneous and unexpected events that can take place magically in the soda firing. Sometimes moments of serendipity need no explanation.

22/05/2026

SODA, PORCELAIN, VESSEL my exhibition will be coming to a close on Saturday. There is just time to see the exhibition in person at the Contemporary Ceramics Centre gallery in Bloomsbury or online.
Curating an exhibition involves working on many levels. Photography, publicity and social media but most of all inspiring and engaging with visitors who love to share their enjoyment and experience of the unique qualities of ceramics.
I would like to say a huge thank you to all the staff for their skill, knowledge and attention to detail in displaying my work. Also to for his beautiful images.

18/05/2026

SODA, PORCELAIN, VESSEL.
I make bowls and I give them other names. Bowls are probably one of the earliest elemental forms to be made from clay. Their everydayness allows us to connect with them in so many ways. I make vessels that cross the boundaries of utility and art. My guardian vessels are essentially large bowl forms, which to me, carry an emotional even spiritual function. They line up on my mantelpiece like family portraits offering quiet guidance, support and reassurance. They are often given a big hug ! My exhibition continues until this weekend, Saturday 23rd May.

12/05/2026

05/05/2026

SODA, PORCELAIN, VESSEL
Crossing the boundary between art and utensil I aspire to make pots which have a place in our contemporary life. The shapes of vessels have been with us for as long as people have needed objects to use and bring beauty into their living spaces.
These jars are a combination of throwing and hand building techniques. They have softer, more organic forms with drawn and carved surface textures enhanced by the gentle palette from the kiln. I use porcelain for its whiteness and the special luminous quality which no other clay has. Copper as a single colouring mineral and soda firing. Over time I have stripped away what I believe are unnecessary materials and process to develop are more sustainable practice. A group of jars are now showing as part of my solo exhibition until May 23rd.

29/04/2026

Soda, Porcelain, Vessel - My solo exhibition opens this evening with a private view in the gallery between 6-8pm . I am travelling up from Cornwall and hope to see you there ! All the work will be available to view on line and in the gallery from Thursday.

27/04/2026

I have a longstanding affection for the Craft Potters Association. I have been a fellow of the CPA since 1986 and was the council chair for 12 years. So, it is both a pleasure and a challenge to take on a solo exhibition at the Contemporary Ceramics Gallery in Bloomsbury, London.

Soda, Porcelain, Vessel, will present around sixty pieces. Some were selected from firings in the last year, the remainder were made and fired through the past Winter months. My work is defined by my firing techniques, and this collection shows something of the depth and range of surface that can be achieved by a strictly enforced limitation of materials. The soda-fired vessels in the exhibition cross the boundaries of art and utensil in their concept and form. The exhibition opens on Thursday with a PV on Wednesday evening.