
Chloe Harford
I make ceramic animal sculpture, not quite real, not quite cartoon; they do have character, I like to think an "I like you, please let me come live with you" appealing kind of face.
I have been making raku fired ceramics since leaving Plymouth College of Art (now Arts University Plymouth) in 1997 where I met my partner, the very well known & respected raku potter Chris Hawkins.
We share a workshop in the heart of the Tamar Valley on the borders of Devon & Cornwall, set on the banks of the river Tamar, we both love the nature haven around us with everything from dragonflies to beavers & otters using the 6 acres of land surrounding the pottery.
I sell my work predominantly through a wide selection of galleries, at ceramics & craft shows and direct from my website.
The galleries I supply regularly are listed below along with a list of upcoming shows.
GALLERIES
Cove Gallery – Weymouth
Park Gallery – Cheltenham
The Gallery Norfolk – Cromer
The Cotswold Shop – Bourton-on-the-Water
Gower Gallery – Mumbles
Blue Lias Gallery – Lyme Regis
Little Blue Budgie – Totnes
Mull Pottery – Tobermory, Isle of Mull
Old School Muker – Muker, Yorkshire Dales
Artroom Gallery – Garstang, Preston
Hamptons – Penarth
Jane James Gallery – St. Helier, Jersey
SHOWS 2025
RHS Wisley Craft Show - 1-5 May - www.craftinfocus.com
Hatfield House Living Crafts Show - 8-11 May - www.livingcrafts.co.uk
Celebrating Ceramics Show - 11-13 July - www.celebratingceramics.co.uk
RHS Hyde Hall Craft Show - 22-25 August - www.craftinfocus.com
ONLINE
My name is Chloe Harford and I make all my own work from start to finish, the making process for my raku ceramics goes through various stages and some more complicated pieces can take weeks to make.
I have help from a couple of people who come in once a week to help with the more 'production' side of the making processes and also have the incredible services of my partner, Chris Hawkins, a raku potter, who very kindly controls all the raku firings with me as a now 'very experienced assistant'.
See Chris's work here www.chris-hawkins.co.uk