
English ceramist Beccy Ridsdel has worked as ceramics technician at York College for nearly 10 years and recently discovered her love of bone china and porcelain – I really like her latest work – an installation set up as an interrupted laboratory experiment – ceramics being dissected, like an autopsy, to find out what lays beneath the surface. Inspired by her mother, who is also a ceramist, Ridsdel is constantly exploring new forms and possibilities.

The Harley Gallery was built in 1994 on the site of the nineteenth century gasworks for Welbeck Estate. It has won numerous awards including a Civic Aware for Architecture, and an Award for Excellence in Tourism, and the Craft Shop has been recognised as a retail outlet of quality by the Crafts Council of Great Britain. They host some great talks and events, the last one being their annual lecture – a discussion with three practitioners of varied crafts hosted by Kyra Cane who will be talking at the next Forum on 30th October. Visit the site here

