Rachel Fooks : : Ceramics

13/04/2026

Such a beautiful sunlight in the studio today. The shadows cast captures the texture on my new ceramic sculpture perfectly. I finished making it today ready to exhibit during Dorset Art Weeks.

24/02/2026

Test piece for a new body of work to be exhibited during Dorset Art Weeks… created in a red stoneware clay, experimenting with carved design filled with white slip and oxides. Love the clay, enjoyed the process, happy with the final result

24/02/2026

Love rusty metal! Found this on the side of an old farm trailer

23/02/2026

Fifty Shapes of Grey! Love the London skyline as seen from Southbank. Such a contrast to my normal views of countryside and coastline

22/02/2026

If you saw the potters on the Great Pottery Throwdown do a sawdust firing and fancy giving it a go take a look at this video… I explain the process simply, slowly, step by step. I use a barrel rather than a brick built kiln or a pit but they all achieve the same results. It’s not a great video so don’t judge me… It’s the first and last one I made!!

This is my first video on YouTube! I’m an experimental ceramicist, wildlife enthusiast, gardener and mother of 2 wonderful kids. I thought I'd share with you...

22/02/2026

On this week’s episode of the Great Pottery Throwdown they were using smoke firing on burnished pottery. I first did this alternative firing technique in a friend’s garden about 16 years ago. The fire got out of control and it was a battle to stop it spreading to her beautiful listed cottage, we almost cooked a poodle and at one point I realised there were adders at my feet making eye contact with me! Thankfully it all turned out ok and I’ve come a long way in health and safety since then!! This sycamore seed sculpture is one of my favourite pieces made with locally dug clay, burnished and fired with sea w**d, coffee and dried banana skins

22/02/2026

In a previous life :-) I was a graphic designer and I’m still a sucker for typography… Found on a wall alongside the beach.

21/02/2026

This went to its new home… it will be displayed alongside the Studland coastline where I found inspiration to create this piece and others in the collection. It’s made from very thin white stoneware slabs decorated using inlayed slips, sgraffito and transparent glaze

20/02/2026

A few yeas ago I was commissioned to make 2 goblets for an alter in a church… I haven’t made one since. This one was made especially for my daughter’s 21st birthday. 🍾 I had fun using a selection of glazes from Bath Potters on a white birch stoneware clay which is beautifully smooth to throw with

19/02/2026

Interesting patterns created in the shadows of this art installation at Tate Modern.

18/02/2026

A mesmerising clip from a video installation at Tate Modern… probably my favourite artwork on display.