Paul Stubbs

by **vanmann** October 15th 2011, 7:31 pm

Any ID thoughts on this tankard clear "PS" mark plus what appears to be a bird in a tree. Pottery mark looks a bit like Penny Simpson but initials look wrong. All suggestions welcome, Thanks John

by **Potty** October 15th 2011, 8:21 pm

I'd say no to Penny Simpson and a maybe to Dove Center Pottery?

by **vanmann** October 15th 2011, 10:59 pm

Does anybody have any info regarding potters working at Dove Centre? I cannot find anybody with initials PS

by **Potty** October 16th 2011, 1:14 am

I don't sorry, but would not be surprised if there was, but it as not included in "the book".

Does the Dove mark look correct in person? It's hard to see from the image.

by **studio-pots** October 16th 2011, 11:20 am

The Dove Centre mark looks right to me and there can't have been many such marks anyway.

I wasn't aware of this mark until this thread but when I saw the address of the pottery I realised that I have been there in more recent years, as it is where Mike Dodd currently lives and works. There are still a number of different crafts people with studios there but these are now individual operations and the complex is known as Dove Workshops.

The mark in Yates-Owen/Fournier relates to a potter called Pauline Watson who is currently chairperson of Somerset Art Works. On their website it states that "early on, she co-founded the Dove Centre, Butleigh, which provided 10 practicing artists with 5 studio spaces, a gallery and shop and offered a broad programme art and craft courses to the public."

You might be able to get some information about PS by emailing this organisation at

info@somersetartworks.org.uk

by **vanmann** October 16th 2011, 6:41 pm

Have already tried SAW waiting for reply. Will post any results

by pipb February 15th 2017, 6:21 pm

this is rather a late reply to this post but I have just spotted it and think the answer is Paul Stubbs who was a potter at The Dove Centre in Butleigh and is now in Keinton Mandeville. He's a fantastic potter

by **NaomiM** June 19th 2020, 3:00 pm

Two mugs by Paul Stubbs, stocked by Shakspeare Glass gallery. Oddly they have two different stamps. They said he’s now based at Keinton Mandeville

by **NaomiM** August 4th 2020, 8:33 pm

by **NaomiM** February 3rd 2021, 2:54 pm

by **studio-pots** February 3rd 2021, 5:48 pm

NaomiM wrote:Two mugs by Paul Stubbs, stocked by Shakspeare Glass gallery. Oddly they have two different stamps. They said he’s now based at Keinton Mandeville

Mike Dodd has been at the Dove Studios mentioned above since 2000 and probably just before that. There was no other potter there when I visited in 2000, so Mike could have bought the property from Paul Stubbs.

by **NaomiM** February 3rd 2021, 5:55 pm

We how have 4 different PS stamps for him. I think if we ever get a mystery PS stamp that doesnt fit any other potter we'll just say Paul Stubbs Big Laughter