Tom Knowles Jackson (TKJ Pots)

Based in Cotswolds, UK

'I enjoy making simple enduring forms that have function and purpose and that can bring joy to daily routines of eating, drinking and sharing.'

Tom Knowles Jackson makes a range of functional cookware and serveware for the table and home. All of his pots are thrown by himself on a McMeekin momentum wheel, and high-fired in a gas reduction using a small range of his own glazes derived from iron, copper and wood ash.

My work is focused on creating beautiful, useable ceramics; vessels, containers and forms that have a robust yet refined aesthetic with a simple pallet of wood ash, white and tenmoku glazes and often with expressive slip decoration.

He works in South Gloucestershire where he has also established an open access ceramics makerspace; The Clay Loft adjacent to his own studio.