Westray Pottery

MARTIN TERRELL

Martin was brought up in rural Sussex, the son of a design engineer. His father developed and built an original potter`s wheel during his teens and so the seeds of a possible career had been planted. Although after college Martin spent a number of years in commerce, he wanted to have a more creative lifestyle and so moved to the West country in 1980, setting up workshop with kiln and potter`s wheel.

He taught himself the basics and supplied pottery to a local restaurant.

He developed his style of pottery in different contexts: in a farming community in Dorset, followed by two seasons in the Channel Islands working in large commercial potteries. Eventually he ended up in a fishing village in Devon where he had a small workshop. He was part of the original team for the highly successful Marine House Gallery and it was on the back of this success that he decided to make the radical move to Orkney.

Martin plans to continue developing his original designs and glazes in conjunction with his partner Sacha, effectively capturing the atmosphere and spirit of Orkney.