by Jon Williams | Aug 10, 2026 | Artist, Exhibitions, Interactive Art
A Bilston Craft Gallery Touring Exhibition 2011-2015 Sensational Clay was my solo show and a culmination of many months of work, exploring ideas of invention, interaction and participation with clay. All the works in the exhibition were inspired by the five senses:...
by Jon Williams | Apr 25, 2021 | Artist, Exhibitions, Garden Sculpture, Outside
Not sure what’s the collective term for a pot full of ceramic fish!? This shoal will be swimming at the magnificent Sculpture at Kingham Lodge exhibition. 1-9 May 2021. Set in 5 acres of beautiful grounds, over 400 sculptures are displayed as you would...
by Jon Williams | Mar 4, 2021 | Artist, Exhibitions
Contemporary Ceramics asked me to provide a short piece of writing to accompany the work I sent them. It was suggested I comment on how I got into working with clay: As a child I loved drawing and messing about with mud. We lived on the edge of a large housing estate...
by Jon Williams | Feb 24, 2021 | Artist, Exhibitions, Interactive Art
I have a collection of bee and bug shakers for sale at Contemporary Ceramics in London The gallery is the shop window for the Craft Potters Association of Great Britain (CPA) and exhibits the greatest collectible names in British ceramics alongside the most up and...
by Jon Williams | Feb 14, 2021 | Exhibitions, Experiments, Interactive Art
I recently made a selection of high fired bee and bug shakers for a gallery in London. The high temperature makes for a satisfying ‘ring’ when the rattle is shaken. As I was lowering the last beastie into the kiln, I decided on a whim to save it from the...
by Jon Williams | Jun 23, 2020 | Artist, Exhibitions, Experiments, installation, Interactive Art, Outside, Social Engagement
https://jonwilliamspottery.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/QVUN7245.mp4 Tree Pringles! The latest incarnation of x30 or so wheel thrown disks. They made their debut at Fresh Air Sculpture Exhibition a few years back as a purely sculptural piece, stacked one on...
by Jon Williams | May 21, 2020 | Exhibitions, installation, Interactive Art
Throwback Thursday: Electro Bees in the Black Country Aug 2016 Back in the depths of Winter 2015 Jon was approached by Creative Black Country to contribute a work of art for a field of ceramic flowers, being ‘grown’ by community groups in West Bromwich and the...
by Jon Williams | Apr 30, 2020 | Exhibitions, installation, Interactive Art
Throwback Thursday: Hereford Ceramic Sound Trail 2015 Having been inspired by the success of my solo exhibition Sensational Clay, I was keen to explore in more detail some of the threads I’d been developing for the show – particularly the sonic...
by Jon Williams | Apr 17, 2020 | Exhibitions
A couple of pots from the Museum’s ceramic collection that inspired Jon to make his interactive, water play ceramics for the exhibition MAKING HISTORIES currently on show at Leamington Spa Museum and Art Gallery in Warwickshire. The first two photos are of a...
by Jon Williams | Apr 17, 2020 | Exhibitions
Jon’s been busy making new work for an exhibition entitled ‘Making Histories’ scheduled to have opened 20 March 2020 at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum. He was one of seven contemporary ceramic artists from the across the Midlands, invited to respond to the...
