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          Richard Batterham: A Master Potter

          Richard Batterham (1936-2021) is one of the most important potters of the last fifty years, a master of his craft who quietly dedicated himself to produce an outstanding body of thrown stoneware pots from his Dorset studio.

          Batterham was first introduced to pottery aged 13 at Bryanston School in Dorset, but it was a week-long visit to a country pottery in Surrey during a period of leave from national service that was to set the course for his life.

          After leaving service, he served a two-year apprenticeship with Bernard Leach, the pre-eminent artist-potter of the 20th century, in his St Ives studio. Leach exerted the utmost influence on the development of studio pottery, and elevated ceramics to the status of the Fine Arts, challenging homogeneous mass-produced pottery.

          Leach drew heavily on influences from the Far East as well as British medieval and vernacular pottery, creating a style that filtered down to his students and followers including