Dartington Pottery

Wayne Hathaway and Janice Tchalenko marks

Blue Wood was designed by Petra Tilly who decorated every piece herself as the design needed to be painted quickly to keep it loose and free


   

dantheman wrote:The Peacock pattern was developed in 1987 by Clare Woodhall who was then head decorator and Janice Tchalenko. It was based on repeating the tail feather motif, a process employing sponges and slip trailers to build up many layers of green and blue glazes.

here is the same form with a Tchalenko design that I haven't seen before

   

Does anyone know if Peter Cook made pottery?

Perhaps a few but Dudley Moore

zippy wrote:Does anyone know if Peter Cook made pottery?

He was one of the two original people taken on to establish the Dartington Pottery Training Workshop in 1976 (as assistant to Peter Starkey). The idea was to train potters, so I assume, that he must have been able to make pots and did so.

The "other" Peter Cook would have liked to have made pots but I know that he was too busy dealing with Jayne Mansfield's lobster problem.

Thanks SP.

Me being new to pots,

It seems odd to me that, his name comes up on pot making but cant find a pot made by him

I wasn't aware of Dartington pottery until I picked up a Next vase a few months back with a great design from a car boot. It turned out to be a Janice Tchalenko. Always nice to find something new to keep an eye out for.

Many Thanks to Richard Dennis for donating these images






A LARGE STUNNING DARTINGTON POTTERY DISH PAINTED BY PETRA TILLY, DATED 2002.

INSCRIPTION READS ' Send us husbands who are submissive, young and spirited in bed' - 'The Wife of Bath's Tale - a woman's desire'

DIAMETER: 40CMS

i always like it then they bother to decorate the back of plates and dishes. Loves it

not sure if the design is supposed to be a Pansy but it's a similar shape

 

Thank you for your continuing resource on Dartington, dantheman.

I was lucky to find a one off vase by Petra Tilly at Dartington's Cider Press Centre before Christmas in 2006. I have included some photos below.

It is 24cm high, 13cm wide.

Later, I found a larger vase in Kimono style by Petra Tilly on an auction site and I bought that, too. I do not think it is a one off, but it is signed on the bottom. I shall post up images in a follow up reply.

The subtlety of colour and the execution of the Aquilegia is far superior and much more pleasing in my opinion. The vase was a Christmas present for my wife.

one of my favorite genus of flowering plants Tom.
It's rare to find the signed pieces so well done

Here is the other Petra Tilly which I mentioned yesterday. It is the Kimono design and signed. It is 28 cms high and about 17cm at its widest.

have you deciphered the potter's mark yet?

Grapes and vine leaves bowl. Does the lack of a Dartington stamp mean it's a later one from Janice Tchalenko's studio? Or that it's a later Grayshott piece?

NaomiM wrote:Grapes and vine leaves bowl. Does the lack of a Dartington stamp mean it's a later one from Janice Tchalenko's studio? Or that it's a later Grayshott piece?

I think they missed a few pieces at Dartington but it looks just the same as a Dartington example that I own

my first piece by Giselle Snell, and I'm very impressed with her skill Made at Grayshott for the Dartington Special Edition range

http://grayshottpottery.com/gallery.php

a lovely example of Alan White's throwing,the rings are visible through a thinly applied glaze on this miniature vase

Janice Tchalenko 'Umbrellas' bowl. Seems to be signed j on the base

I think the 'J' is an umrella handle

Does this fit into the Cockram style?

It is a lovely pot but has none of the attributes or marks mentioned in the rest of the thread