Alison Hannah

Ceramic Artist

Alison is the founder of The Clay Yard, Totnes. She teaches and pots from the river-side studio making thrown stoneware collections.

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Current Work: Thrown tableware made with stoneware clay from Devon with reclaimed deep copper green glazing. Fired in the electric kiln using 100% renewable clean energy.

Thrown Stoneware

Working mainly on the potters’ wheel, Alison’s work is connected to the broad and varied landscapes within which she lives.

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“With them the Seed of Wisdom did I sow, and with my own hand labour'd it to grow.”

— Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

View fullsize Late summer harvest and the plums are ripe! Getting ahead of the game with preserving plums and apples from the garden. A small taster for now but it’ll be well into the Autumn when the kilner’s cracked open. #homegrown #pottery #anag
View fullsize This glaze is a WIGIG. My potter pals liken it to a mix of Oribe and Hare’s Fur. I love it and I’ve now become a little precious about it! Making more over the Summer ready to sell at Totnes Food Market and other outlets. #oribe #dev
View fullsize New range coming along nicely. Reclaimed stoneware and glaze. Looking forward to getting stuck in to making tea-sets, tableware and all sorts of thrownware. #handthrownpottery #devon #pottery #tableware
View fullsize My first clay creation. My pal made the Victorian lady to match my gent. I remember he had slumped in the firing and ended up with a baggy set of trousers. Lol! # #firstpottery
View fullsize Had a play with my tap and die tool from @joe_small_ceramics . Really enjoyed the challenge! Thanks Joe. Find it at the @birdwoodhousegallery exhibition of the @tdos_artists over the May bank holiday. #tapanddieset #potterybottle
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Plein-Air

Alison enjoys sketching in watercolour and ink. Her artwork captures the colour and vibrancy of the Devon landscape.

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