Contemporary Raku

Leo Dashwood is a Raku potter whose artistic journey was profoundly influenced by a transformative encounter with a ceramic vessel by John Ward. Drawn to the nuanced beauty of form, texture, and color in ceramics, Dashwood pursued his craft using experimental techniques, particularly focusing on Raku chemicals, firing methods with a home-made gas kiln and differnt reduction choices. His work explores the intersection of artistic expression and ceramic tradition, emphasizing the subtle imperfections that make ceramic pieces uniquely human.