A Passion for Pottery

Claire Prenton is a British ceramic artist living in Cincinnati Ohio.

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Claire’s creative life had started in textiles, specializing in embroidery and surface design, but when she found pottery she fell in love, working in clay felt like a natural progression from working with fabrics. The same love of color, texture, pattern and form translated in to clay beautifully. Claire’s enthusiasm and fascination with this new material was instant. She’d found what she had been looking for!

Claire studied Design Crafts at the Cumbria College of Art and Design, where she specialized in textiles and embroidery. She gained a Certificate in Education from the University of Central Lancashire while teaching art at Nelson and Colne College. In 1994 Claire and Justin moved to Cheltenham in the southwest of England. Claire continued to develop her own work which she sold through the Montpellier Gallery. Claire also worked as an education leader for Gloucester City Council, providing educational classrooms and workshops within the city’s museums.

Claire moved to Seattle WA In 2004 with her husband Justin and their two Siamese cats. In 2007 Claire became a work study volunteer at Kirkland Arts Center. Assisting Pat Colyar in the pottery studio and taking classes from Carol Gouthro was the point where Claire found her passion for pottery. Claire moved to Cincinnati in April 2011 and with the help of the great team at Funke Fired Arts has made the transition from lowfire to midrange porcelain pottery.

Claire's work is available for purchase through Maureen Watson at the beautiful Watson McRae Gallery, Sanibel Florida.

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