Ray Finch (1914 − )

Ray Finch was born in London and studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. He worked with Michael Cardew at the Winchcombe Pottery in Gloucestershire, and eventually took over the pottery in 1946 and worked there for the remainder of his life. The pottery produced a wide range of domestic ware. Slipware gave way to stoneware in the 1960s, and the pieces were high fired in a large wood fired kiln. The emphasis of his work had always been, in both the standard range and individual pieces, to make pots which are both to be used and enjoyed. His work provides a warm and well-mannered alternative to mass-produced wares. The unostentatious character of the Winchcombe range draws its strength from qualities of continuity, stability and simplicity.

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Glossary

  • Stoneware

    One of the three major types of pottery, the others being earthenware and porcelain. A buff, gray or brown clay is mixed with other clays and ceramic materials to make a heavy, opaque, highly plastic clay body that is fired at a high temperature - above 1200ºC. It is in between earthenware and porcelain in its character. The term stoneware also refers to the clay body and objects made from it.

Past exhibitions

MURIEL ROSE AND THE LITTLE GALLERY

  • 2006
    • UK, Farnham, Crafts Study Centre

TIME FOR TEA

  • 2001
    • Poland, Poznan, Centrum Kultury Zamek
    • Poland, Krakow, BWA Gallery
    • Poland, Lodz, Museum Sztuki
    • Romania, Constanta, Constanta Art Museum
    • Romania, Buchrest, Cotroceni Palace
    • Romania, Sinaia, Peles Castle
    • Estonia, Rakvere Linnagaleri
    • Estonia, Tallinn, Linnagalerii
    • Lithuania, Vilnius, Centre Of Contemporary Art
  • 2000
    • Kazakhstan, Almaty, State Museum Of Fine Arts
    • Singapore, British Council Gallery
  • 1999
    • Malaysia, Penang, Penang State Museum And Art Gallery
    • Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, National Art Gallery
  • 1998
    • Peru, Arequipa, Centro Cultural Chaves De La Rosa
    • Mexico, Mexico City, British Council Office - Mexico City
    • Colombia, Bogota, Deimos Gallery
    • Bolivia, La Paz, Museo Nacional De Arte
    • Peru, Trujillo, Banco Wiese
  • 1997
    • Peru, Lima, Museo De La Nacion
    • Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brasilian Society For Japanese Culture
    • Brazil, Belo Horizonte, Banco De Desenvolviment O De Minas Gerais
    • Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brasileira Sao Paulo
    • Brazil, Blumenau, Cultura Inglesa
    • Brazil, Curitiba, Cultura Inglesa
    • Brazil, Museu Da Republica
    • Brazil, Brasilia, Cultura Inglesa

THE PLEASURES OF PEACE MIDCENTURY ART & CRAFT

  • 1999
    • Scotland, Aberdeen, Aberdeen Art Gallery And Museum
    • Scotland, Aberdeen, Museum And Art Gallery
    • UK, Brighton, Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
    • UK, Norwich, Sainsbury Centre

THREE EXHIBITIONS FOR BRITISH FORTNIGHT ENGLISH ARTIST-POTTERS 1913-1960

  • 1964
    • Australia, Art Gallery Of New South Wales

ARTISTAS OLEIROS INGLESES 1913-1960

  • 1963
    • Portugal, Porto, British Council Office - Porto
    • Portugal, Coimbra, British Council Office - Coimbra
    • Portugal, Lisbon, British Council Office - Lisbon
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