Our Team: Introducing Chris Crawford

Chris Crawford takes the lead on our wheel thrown pottery courses and contributes to the creative direction of the studio. Chris has worked in a range of studios and has assisted at the British Ceramics Biennial for the past three editions. 

He trained at the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland’s renowned Ceramics Skills and Design Course. He is an experienced production potter with a keen interest in glaze technology and development.

He has assisted with the production of tableware at 1265 Degrees North; standard ware at Hempmill Pottery and Doherty Porcelain and Whichford Pottery; and Reiko Kaneko Ltd as an operations manager. More recently, he developed and made our range of pottery for local ramen restaurant House of Fu. He’s knowledgeable about all aspects of wheel thrown pottery production.

The main purpose of Chris’ role at Sunken Studio is to oversee, design and deliver introductory, intermediate and advanced courses as part of our evening and weeklong programmes. He also provides in studio guidance and support to our community of members. We’re also keen to utilise Chris’ knowledge of kilns to introduce new courses in glaze development and atmospheric firings.

Chris is interested in pursuing fulfilment of head, heart and hands and working in collaborative studio environments.