ABOUT ME
SARAH BURTON
SARAH BURTON - POTTERY
Contemporary decorative ceramics
Each piece of pottery I make brings together my love of working with clay and my experiences of travel and hiking - two of my favourite pastimes.
The vessels are a canvas for colourful glazes whether they be the blues, turquoises and greys of the North Wales coast or the more earthy tones of burnt oranges, beiges, yellows, greens and whites from the Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire arable countryside. I like to also use textures on the surfaces, especially the coastal inspired vessels: barnacles, crevices and layers of clay added to coiled or wheel thrown bowls and vases…..
I also enjoy making more sculptural work: fish, dragons, pears and apples. Each piece is individually hand made using a combination of pinching, slab building and throwing depending on the piece. I particularly like to see how my fish develop their own expression and personality.
I sell my work in galleries and exhibitions around the UK and you will find a selection of my work in the shop on this website. I also take commissions so please get in touch if you would like to discuss with me about a project you have in mind.
Until lockdown I regularly taught pottery classes and workshops to adults, but these classes are paused for the moment. If you are interested in attending pottery classes send me a message asking to be added to my mailing list and I will let you know when they will resume, probably sometime in 2021.
MEMBERSHIPS
Design Nation 2012 - present
Craft Potters Association (associate member) 2019 - present
Nottingham Society of Artists 2007 - present
EXHIBITIONS 2011 - present
2021
- NSofA members Spring exhibition Nottingham Society of Artists Gallery Friar Lane Nottingham 12-3pm Free entry
2019
- NSofA members Spring exhibition Nottingham Society of Artists Gallery Friar Lane Nottingham
- Connections Karlsruhe/Nottingham collaboration GEDOK gallery Karlsruhe Germany
- ‘Pots and Pictures II’ - an exhibition of ceramics, wooden pictures and figurative paintings and drawings by Sarah Burton, Phil Harrison and Elaine ChipChase and Martin Locker, Nottingham Society of Artists Gallery Friar Lane Nottingham
- Connections Nottingham/Karlsruhe collaboration Lakeside Gallery Shop Showcase University of Nottingham
- SOCK Winter Open Exhibition 2019 Sock Gallery
- Small Pictures Exhibition members, Nottingham Society of artists gallery Friar Lane Nottingham
2018
- ‘Pots and Pictures’ Exhibition Nottingham with figurative painter Phil Harrison and wooden pictures by Elaine ChipChase
- Marvellous Materials Exhibition, Nottingham. Design Factory members
- Nottingham Society of Artists members exhibitions throughout the year
2017
- ‘Makers Dozen’ Exhibition, Nottingham. Collaboration with 12 other members of Design Factory Nottingham
- Nottingham Society of Artists members exhibitions throughout the year
2015
- ‘Contours’ Exhibition, Nottingham. Collaboration with Derbyshire artists Martin Sloman and Ruth Grey Nottingham
- Nottingham Society of Artists members exhibitions throughout the year
2013
- ‘Sea 3’ Exhibition, Nottingham. Collaboration with potter Judy Adams and textile artist Mel Anderson Nottingham
- Nottingham Society of Artists members exhibitions throughout the year
2012
- Exhibition, Sharpes Pottery museum, Swadlincote
- Nottingham Society of Artists members exhibitions throughout the year
2011
- ‘Ceramics, Scenes and Stitches’ Exhibition with Textile artist Lydia Solomon Nottingham
- Solo Exhibition at Cotehele Gallery, Cornwall
- Solo Exhibition, Millgate Museum, Newark
OPEN STUDIOS
2020
- Nottingham Open Studios virtual event
2021
- Nottingham Open Studios virtual event
TRADE AND CRAFT FAIRS 2011 - present
2017 - 2019
- Craft in the City Waterstones Bookstore Nottingham Annual Christmas fair
2012 - 2016
- Patchings Art Centre Summer Art Festival Nottinghamshire Annual Art Festival
2013
- British Craft Trade Fair BCTF Harrogate
2012
- Merge Contemporary Oundle
2011
- Contemporary Craft Fair, Bovey Tracey, Devon
COMMISSION
I take commissions so please get in touch if you would like to discuss a project you have in mind. Send me an email to with a brief outline of what you are thinking and some indication of your budget. I will get back to you as soon as I can to let you know if I think it is something I can do for you and timescales etc
Here is an example of a memorial vessel I made in memory of the late Vicar at St John’s Church, Carlton, Nottingham
