Collection: Jonathan Cox : Ceramicist : Peniel

I have always been fascinated by design, pattern and colour, and in 1980 when combined with a growing interest in ceramics, I realised that enrolling on an  Art & Design degree course in the Potteries was a sensible plan of action. My other interests in wild flowers and nature conservation were and still are a major influence on my work today. 

I feel with hindsight that I was like a painter who found his expression through ceramics. This was especially true throughout my training and early career exploring all manner of ceramic decorating techniques without much interest in the process of making. In fact, in the early days this is where I thought my career would be as a surface pattern designer within the ceramic industry.

I have also experimented with lustres for many years with increasing levels of understanding of a difficult and challenging process.