TEN Yorkshire potters are joining together for the Pots In Poppleton pottery sale on November 20 and 21 at the Tithe Barn, Church Lane, Nether Poppleton, York.

Next weekend’s event offers “a unique opportunity to purchase seasonal gifts and treasured possessions” from 10am to 5pm on the first day, 10am to 4.30pm on the next.

On sale will be originally designed and handcrafted ceramics, varying from functional domestic ware to decorative pieces and jewellery.

Tina Meadows finds inspiration in the natural world for her shapes and colours, creating hand-built bowls, vases and other decorative pieces in stoneware clay that feature glazes she has developed herself.

Sue Wolfe produces a domestic range that includes oil drizzlers, mugs, bowls and dishes and also designs Christmas tree decorations and jewellery.

Eric Moss works in raku where clay “takes a spectacular, elemental journey through fire, air and water to become ceramic”. His random crackle glazes dress thrown forms inspired by aeronautical and spacecraft engines, seedpods, nuts and flowers, and his decoration, where applied, is simple and geometric to counter-point the crackle.

Jo Cook’s pottery portfolio combines cheerful domestic ware with slate-backed ceramic wall hangings, while Michele(CORRECT) Beverley enjoys making ceramics for use in the home and especially the kitchen, applying layers of rich glazes to decorate her work. Julie Butterworth is hoping to have more time to concentrate on her ceramics having finished her degree course.

Hazel Anderson’s introduction to ceramics came via the Ceramic League of Miami, where she participated in courses and was accepted as a juried member. Upon her return to Britain she took a B Tech National Diploma in design crafts at Harrogate College and now works in high-fired stoneware and hand-made paper clay.

Retired pottery teacher Tony Wells works from his large garden shed in Londesborough, near Market Weighton, creating domestic and decorative stoneware in a propane-fired kiln.

Margaret Glackin set up her studio with a grant from Yorkshire and Humberside Arts after studying ceramics at Harrogate College in the 1990s and has since exhibited in North and West Yorkshire, including the Mercer Gallery in Harrogate. Her latest work explores form and glazes in a domestic environment, seeking to balance aesthetics and function.

Brenda Wright began her creative career training as a painter and art teacher but upon discovering a passion for clay and ceramics she retrained as a potter. For 20 years she has sold her functional and decorative work in stoneware clay at galleries, exhibitions and craft venues.