rebecca callis porcelain hand thrown tableware kendal cumbria

Celebrating 30 years!

I studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1990-1994 - specialising in Ceramics.

My first Studio set up in 1995 was in a goat house (actually shared it with the goat). I didn’t have a kiln so I built a wood-fired Raku kiln using bricks from Wetheriggs Pottery as it was closing.

I then spent 13 years in an old Woollen Mill near Sedbergh followed by 10 years in an old Carpet Factory in Kendal (where they made the carpets for Concord!).

I have recently relocated to Kirkbymoorside in North Yorkshire where I have converted a Victoria wash-house into my current studio.

I work in porcelain — a material I love for its purity, its sensitivity, and its quiet strength, a delicate white canvas that rewards a careful hand, yet always demands respect. My work is wheel thrown with intention- functional forms rooted in everyday use as well as larger art pieces.

I am drawn to the poetry of surface and space. I like to incorporate brush marks and linear gestures, using each pot’s surface as a kind of landscape. These subtle, abstract impressions evoke a sense of place, scale and memory — a quiet reflection of the natural world.

After three decades of working in porcelain, I aim to preserve freshness and simplicity, allowing each piece to breathe and reveal its own character. I want my vessels to feel alive in use: modest everyday objects, but with a subtle resonance.

Ultimately, I hope my work offers more than function: a valued and tangible connection between craft, material and lived space.