Jonquil CookMay 23, 20213 minBird and PomegranateIn the 1860s the designer and leading light of the Arts and Crafts movement, William Morris, designed a block-printed repeat image...
Jonquil CookMay 23, 20214 minTrials and tribulations of a ceramic tile makerBefore I left France to move back to London in 2018 I received a commission for a large tile splash back for a kitchen in a new build...
Jonquil CookJul 10, 20203 minLockdown potsI have thought a lot about writing a post about my feelings and my work during the 'lockdown' of these past few months; thought about it,...
Jonquil CookMay 29, 20202 minUmbell-ievableI have a thing with umbellifers. It began when I was living in southern Burgundy, in the beautiful French countryside. The month of May...
Jonquil CookMay 12, 20203 minCommissioned workOne of the great pleasures of being a studio potter, aiming to create functional and beautiful ceramics, is when a client comes to you...
Jonquil CookMay 12, 20201 minFish potsI produced my first sgraffito on a stoneware fish bowl around ten years ago and displayed it in the exhibition, 'Impressions', that I...
Jonquil CookMay 12, 20202 minFloodIt was winter, early in 2018. Rain battered the glass panes in my bedroom window and a howling wind stole through all the nooks and...
Jonquil CookMay 11, 20204 minFforestI was enjoying a gorgeous wood-fired pizza in a tepee in the Welsh coastal town of Cardigan when I first came across the word 'forest'...
Jonquil CookMay 11, 20202 minIndiaOnce again I find myself describing work in one medium, inspired by work in another, and once again it's all about the carving of wood...
Jonquil CookMay 10, 20202 minBlackwell, a love of the LakesThe Blackwell series This particular design is named after the beautiful National Trust property that hugs the hillside to the south-east...