Slipware, all fired up

Earthy and joyfully imperfect, slipware is pottery at its most expressive. Born from centuries-old traditions, no two pieces tell the same story.

Doug Fitch and Hannah McAndrew revive the centuries-old art from their Scottish workshop, hand-throwing red earthenware inspired by medieval and folk ceramics.

At Poterie de Cliousclat, a historic workshop in France’s Drôme region, a small collective of makers continues the tradition through colorful engobes and slips.

At Poterie d’Évires in the French Alps, Jean-Christophe Hermann and son David continue the tradition, hand-painting alpine flora and fauna onto earthy clay.

From his South East Wales studio, Mike Parry hand-throws red earthenware and decorates with slips inspired by medieval ceramics and 18th-century traditions.