Being quite a driven person, I was already looking at my options
for what I wanted to do when the FDAD finished. An arts degree
wasn't for me and Chris was the first potter I had come across that
had solely learnt practice rather than theory through an
apprenticeship. I am very hands on so the idea of this really
appealed to me.
I nervously introduced myself to Chris at Ceramic Art London
last year which luckily for me broke the ice before my course with
him started. I made sure that the few days I spent with him at
college were as constructive and focused as possible. I already had
an inkling that he was the potter I would want to do an
apprenticeship with, it was now just a case of working out how!
During the course he was incredibly supportive and encouraging and
I made sure we kept in touch in the months that followed. I found
his work really resonated with me and my increasing love for
porcelain and need for perfection really solidified this.