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About Me

I have been a professional potter/ceramicist for 26 years. My studio is about 25 yards from the River Thames at its estuary in Leigh on Sea, Essex in England. I design and make beautiful bowls and vases in porcelain, and useful pots for the kitchen, home and garden in terracotta. I have put some pictures up here to give you an idea of my styles (please leave comments about them), but please look at my website at www.richardbaxter.comThis short (but rather poor quality) video gives you a tour of my gallery and studio in Old Leigh, Essex

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

All makers, artists, creative people, students and enthusiasts. Musicians are always interesting. Free thinkers more of the left than the right. I've met some wonderful friends already, and I'll add you if you ask, but please keep in touch.

My Blog

Mummers in Old Leigh (see photo album and videos)

Every year around 1pm on Boxing Day 26th December, outside the Crooked Billet pub by the waterside at Leigh on Sea, Essex, you can see a very colourful spectacle. The Cockleshell Clog Dancers do a few...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:15:00 GMT

My Stella McCartney commission

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/search/3970729.Potter_Richard_com es_up_with_Stella_designs/This is a link to a good story about the work I recently completed for Stella McCartney
Posted by on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:10:00 GMT

Chinese Terracotta Army (school project)

I have recently been to see the First Emperor exhibition at the British Museum, and subsequently had some sessions teaching in a local school, so I had the 10+11 year olds make their own version of th...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:10:00 GMT

Infant School tile project 2007

The pictures here depict a project undertaken for Barons Court Infant School in Westcliff, Essex in March 2007. They show my design for the tree and the making of the tiles by the children during the ...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:43:00 GMT

Inlaying pigment into incised lines on porcelain

When the porcelain is completely dry, I scratch a fine line design into it with the edge of a thin metal kidney/palette (do you have such tools?), or a sharp craft knife. Doesn't need to go deep, the...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:11:00 GMT

My resume/CV

PERSONAL DETAILS Name:       Richard Baxter                       ...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:54:00 GMT

Leonardo da Vinci project pt1

Leonardo da Vinci In summer 2006 I got an email asking what I know about  Rommelpots. Well, I know a little as I did my art school degree thesis on Ceramic Musical Instruments (see my websitehttp...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:45:00 GMT