Boat Jug inspired by Sarah Nicol’s frequent trips to Cornwall

12.5cm high | 15cm max width

Before taking up her potter’s paintbrush, Sarah worked exclusively with textiles. She gained her first degree, BA (Hons) in Surface Pattern at SCAT in Somerset in 1996 and an MA in textiles from Bath University in 2008. She began developing her well-known range of cushions and wall hangings, inspired by a 2 day train journey from LA to Seattle. As the trees, barns and houses flashed past the windows she sketched them and used the quickly noted shapes to develop a new range of folk-art inspired designs of pillows, herb houses and doorstops. During this time she met her partner, potter Peter O’Neil. As she watched him working in his studio one day she asked if she could have a go at painting a pot or two, and the rest is history! Their relationship flourished and so did their creativity. Shortly afterwards, Earls Croome Pottery was born.