Caitlin Jenkins Ceramics

The region is rich in red clay and there are also pockets of lead that was used in glazes before its health hazards were understood.

Caitlin jenkins ceramics. The present pottery and showrooms are situated on the site of a former kiln on the. Nowadays baskets are designed as works of art but the craft remains a hand skill. Caitlin jenkins a ninth generation potter there also creates her own award winning ceramic art. Throwing pots is not easy and while most of us on the course struggled to make an ashtray caitlin was gracefully turning out the most beautiful pots making it look effortless and we were all in awe of her talent.

I am the eighth generation potter of the jenkins family. Caitlin jenkins i carry with me an ancestry that has seen my family throwing pots in the small village of ewenny for hundreds of years. In the past baskets and other containers made from materials such as willow and rush had many uses in the welsh home and on the farm. The morgan and jenkins clans intermarried and 400 years on caitlin jenkins is the latest member of the family to work at a potter s wheel in the south wales village of ewenny.

Caitlin jenkins 1976 present. The morgan and jenkins clans intermarried and 400 years on caitlin jenkins is the latest member of the family to work at a potter s wheel in the south wales village of ewenny. The region is rich in red clay and there are also pockets of lead that was used in glazes before its health hazards were understood. 18 information provided by caitlin jenkins ewenny pottery.

Back to article 19 oliver watson studio pottery. Caitlin completed a ceramic degree course at the university of wales institute cardiff in 1998 and graduated with a masters degree from the royal college of art in 2003. It was immediately clear that she was a cut above the rest of us. Twentieth century british ceramics in the victoria and albert museum collection london phaidon press 1993 p 41 n 11.

Alun and jayne jenkins 7th generation continue to produce pieces together with their daughter caitlin jenkins 8th generation who has a degree in ceramics from the university of wales institute cardiff and a master s degree from the royal college of art. She has travelled lecturing and working in potteries. From an early age my father taught me to throw and time was spent practising the craft at his side latterly i obtained a ceramic degree from cardiff.