About

Tim Bartell

I am based in Middleton on sea, West Sussex. I think of myself as a potter in the most practical sense, making pots for people to use.  Each item is hand made, either slab, thrown or extruded in my workshop.

I dig and process my own clay for slip (liquid clay used to decorate pots) .Having a wood fired kiln enables me to fire stoneware, using local slips from clay gathered locally and from my travels.

I built a shed in my garden which houses a Raku kiln.  Raku is an ancient process of low fired pottery that can be glazed and finished within the hour.  These pots are fired at 940 degrees centigrade.

I threw my first pot in 1977 when I joined a pottery evening class because the table tennis class was full.  I’ve been a potter since then, but took a few years break after my daughter was born.

At various times in my life I have taught the art of pottery to children and adults.