‘...each opening of the kiln feels like an unwrapping of presents; the process of beginning to throw a vessel on the wheel with my eyes shut, relying on my fingers to ‘see’, is like discovering an extra sense; the thrill of carefully and sometimes obsessively turning each piece until the shape and form of a vessel is exactly as I want it to be never weakens... Abigail North trained in ceramics in London and later in Devon under the guidance of Bruce Chivers, and after a year as an assistant to the potter Penny Simpson,  now works from her own studio on the edge of Dartmoor. She makes finely thrown stoneware and earthenware and seeks to achieve a satisfying marriage of shape and form. Interiors of vessels are glossy and exteriors satin/matte. In addition, a ‘bubbly’ stoneware range is achieved through the addition of oxide stained clay within the clay body.  Most pieces are decorative, but the functional dishes Abigail makes are dishwasher and ovenproof. The gallery has original ceramics by Abigail North for sale.  Height 10cm Width 16cm SOLD Tapered ‘bubbly’ stoneware bowl Tapered ‘bubbly’ stoneware bowl Height 8.5cm Diameter 13cm £38 Pastel striped stoneware range - all hand thrown and hand painted Tapered Bowl Height 9cm Diameter 13cm £38 Small Bowl Height 5cm Diameter 10.5cm £22 Round vase Height 11.5cm Diameter 12cm SOLD Egg cups £12 Tall Vase Height 15cm Diameter 9.5cm SOLD Abigail North Abigail North Abigail North Abigail North