Phil Rogers (potter) explained

Philip Rogers (28 May 1951 - 22 December 2020) was a Welsh studio potter who has been featured in a number of books on studio pottery^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} and worked at Lower Cefnfaes Farm's Marston Pottery from 1984 until his death in December 2020 and previously in Rhayader, Powys, Wales, from 1978 to 1984.

Phil Rogers was born in Newport in south Wales, and taught for 5 years in secondary schools before becoming a full-time, professional potter in 1978.

He was chairman of the Craft Potters Association of Great Britain for four years from 1994 to 1998 and has exhibited widely in the United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea and the USA.^[7] He was also a member of the International Academy of Ceramics.

In 2014, he was the subject of the short documentary film, Drawing in the Air,^[8] filmed by Goldmark Gallery.

Rogers’ work is represented in more than 40 museums^[9] including the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum,^[10] the Boston Museum of Fine Arts,^[11] the Cleveland Museum of Art^[12] and the Museum of Contemporary Ceramics in Mashiko.

Rogers died on 22 December 2020 after a short illness.^{[13] [14] [15]}

Publications

• Throwing Pots Gentle Breeze Pub Co (Sept. 1995)
• Ash Glazes Chilton Book Company (15 Jan. 1996) ASIN: B00NBHTW8K
• Salt Glazing University of Pennsylvania Press (6 Aug. 2002)
• Phil Rogers Potter Pucker Gallery (15 Jan. 2007)

References

External links

• http://www.studiopottery.com/cgi-bin/mp.cgi?item=292
• http://www.philrogerspottery.com

Notes and References

1. Impressed and Incised Ceramics. Minogue pub. A7C Black.
2. Clay and Glazes in Studio Ceramics. Scott. pub. Crowood.
3. Glazes from Natural Sources. Sutherland. pub. A&C Black
4. Potters Dictionary of Materials and Techniques. Hamer pub. A& C Black.
5. Working In Wales. Hurn. pub. Seren.
6. British Studio Ceramics. Rice. pub. Crowood
7. Pucker Gallery, Boston.
8. Web site: Phil Rogers: Drawing in the Air .
9. Web site: Members of the International Academy of Ceramics . aic-iac.org . 2013 . 22 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150222231240/http://www.aic-iac.org/members/GB/rogers/rogerscv.html . 22 February 2015 . dead .
10. Web site: Bottle | Rogers, Phil | V&A Search the Collections . collections.vam.ac.uk . 2015 . 22 February 2015.
11. Web site: Search | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston . mfa.org . 2015 . 22 February 2015.
12. Web site: Tall Bottle | Cleveland Museum of Art . clevelandart.org . 2015. 22 February 2015.
13. Web site: Tributes paid to world-renowned potter. 2021-01-03. Cambrian News. en.
14. Web site: 2021-01-19. Phil Rogers obituary. 2021-11-12. the Guardian. en.
15. Web site: A tribute to studio potter Phil Rogers and his life-affirming vessels. 2021-11-12. www.craftscouncil.org.uk. en.