Dunmore: A Conversation in Pottery Featuring Steph Liddle

In this exhibition we want to celebrate Dunmore Pottery. Often viewed as art pottery, in reality it had a foot in both the industrial and the art pottery worlds.  Situated in Airth this fascinating pottery merged the need for mass production, to be financially viable, with the ability to produce ‘on trend’ pieces and highlight the artistic genius of its owner. As well as being business savvy Peter Gardiner, the owner of the pottery, was also a technically astute potter with an ability to produce glazes and colours that still amaze us today.

To help understand and appreciate Gardner’s work we have commissioned artist Steph Liddle to respond to the collection and make her own work as an exploration of form and glazes inspired by Dunmore.