The small coastal village of Milford-on-Sea, in
the New Forest in Hampshire, is delighted to have a new pottery to add
to its numerous attractions. Vinegar Hill Pottery is now open to the
public, run by a young, enthusiastic and well-established potter, David
Rogers. There is nothing of its kind in the surrounding area, and
Milford residents are pleased to have another feather to add to their
artistic cap.
Rogers
and his wife Lucy are originally from nearby Lymington but for eight
years, prior to moving to Milford, lived and worked in the centre of
Bristol.
David's
acclaimed work is well known in the pottery world and up to how he has
sold countrywide at various galleries, shops and top quality craft
shows, as well as completing wedding lists and commissions.
We asked him what brought him back from a
thriving city environment to the more sedate life of Milford-on-Sea.
'From a business point of view we needed to
have a house, pottery and outlet for my work all in one place,' he
explained.
'Bristol
is a wonderful city but couldn’t really offer what we were looking for.
Both my wife and I are originally from this area and knew what a great
quality of life we could have here for our family.
'When we saw the property
in Milford-on-Sea we realised it was the perfect building, with a
pottery fronting on to Vinegar Hill, together with a classic old
oak-beamed loft space for a showroom upstairs and we went for it!
'After six
months of hard work we officially opened to the public in August for the
'Hampshire Artists Open Studios' – to which we had a great
response.
'From now on my work is
permanently on show here in Vinegar Hill, which is exciting for me and I
hope will work well with the run-up to Christmas. We are having a
Christmas Sale from the 6th-9th of December when
we will be offering coffee and mulled wine, but the showroom is always
open.”
Rogers makes beautiful
kitchen and tableware in functional stoneware clay, ranging from mugs to
casserole dishes and cheeseboards. He also makes his own line of
fabulous washbasins.
Everything is thrown on
the potters wheel and is very high fired, making the pots durable, oven
and dishwasher/ microwave proof. His trademarks are his famous 'blue’
glaze, the circular throwing lines throughout the pots and his curled
handles.
Anyone who does pop in
will have the added bonus of being able to see Rogers at work in the
pottery.
For more information contact
lucy@davidrogerspottery.co.uk or
call at
David Rogers Studio Pottery
Vinegar Hill Pottery, Mockbeggars, Vinegar Hill, Milford
on Sea, Hants.. SO41 0RZ 01590 642979 or 07881 658727 [
Map ]
www.davidrogerspottery.co.uk
info@davidrogerspottery.co.uk
