Pam Schomberg Ceramics

Each  piece is unique and individually hand built in porcelain, stoneware, or a combination of both.

Colour is included at all stages, with the use of oxides, slips, glazes (dolomite or barium) and precious – gold and platinum – and on-glaze lusters. Many are fired 3, 4 or sometimes 5 times.

I have worked as a potter since leaving Art School in 1985, with my studio in Colchester.

As a child I was fascinated by the ancient artefacts in our local museum and I find this has coloured my style and influenced the way my ceramic work has developed.  I also spent time with my late father while he worked as a bespoke tailor, giving me an understanding of texture and pattern and a textile like way of building in clay.

Over the past 30 years my work has been included in many exhibitions throughout the UK and internationally.  Highlights include: A collection bought by Liberty’s, London; exhibitions in the Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh; Cecilia Coleman Gallery, St. John’s Wood, London; The Crypt-St Paul’s, the Barbican as well as shows in France, Germany and the USA, with a large collection of ‘coffee and tea sets’ ordered for Saudi Arabia.

As a potter you feel you know what you are making, but things can change dramatically from when they go in a kiln to when they come out after firing. Nothing is ever quite as expected, there is always a surprise when the kiln door opens and the contents shine back at you…

I am happy to work to commission