Wheel-thrown in Kent since 1973

Stoneware for everyday use & pleasure.

One-off mugs, jugs, bowls and vases — wheel-thrown by hand and reduction-fired in tenmoku and rutile-blue glazes, in a little Kent workshop.

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[ Hero — a stack of tenmoku & rutile-blue
bowls, warm light on stoneware ]

Wheel-thrown by hand Reduction-fired to 1280°C One-off pieces & commissions Oven & dishwasher safe

The glazes

Shop by glaze

Every piece is defined by its glaze — developed and mixed by hand over fifty years at the wheel. Choose the one that draws you in.

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Pieces ready to find a home

A few of the forms Barry returns to again and again — each one thrown and glazed by hand.

Popular[ Bellied mug · rutile blue ]

Bellied Mug

Rutile blue · approx 9cm

£24Enquire

[ Bellied jug · tenmoku ]

Bellied Jug

Tenmoku · medium

£38Enquire

[ Fluted bowl · rutile ]

Large Fluted Bowl

Mottled rutile · 30cm

£72Enquire

[ Moon jar · tenmoku ]

Moon Jar Vase

Tenmoku · 30cm+

£95Enquire

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[ Barry at the wheel in his Kent workshop ]

The potter

Fifty years at the wheel

I've worked with ceramics since 1973 — a teacher for most of my life, and now, in retirement, a potter. From my workshop in Rusthall, near Tunbridge Wells, I throw a range of one-off domestic ware, reduction-fired to 1280°C.

My two favourite glazes have been with me for decades: a rutile blue developed from Stephen Murfitt's recipe, and a tenmoku I've personalised since my early days making pottery in Coventry in the '70s.

— Barry

Made for you

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Almost anything you see can be made to order — your choice of form, size and glaze. Tell Barry what you have in mind and he'll throw it for you.

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Get in touch

Say hello

Interested in a piece, or a commission? Drop Barry a line — pieces are made to order and posted with care.

barryatthemuddle@gmail.com

Rusthall, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent

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