Muchelney Pottery

Yeovil

Muchelney Pottery was established in 1965 by John Leach and his wife Lizzie. John set up the Pottery having trained with his grandfather Bernard, and his father David to continue the tradition of high quality handmade ceramics.

Muchelney Pottery is about the making of tactile forms robustly made with strong shapes and fire-licked decoration. The family tradition is based on knowledge about a natural substance and how it can be worked with to create items of beauty and functionality. Inspiration for pieces comes from a variety of sources, from the land (especially John’s wild life pond) to travels that John has made as far as Africa, then back to Taunton Museum which houses the Black Jack leather jug from Montacute House. Pieces are all about understanding line and form – a tactile feast for the eyes as well as the hand! The success of the Pottery is founded on traditional team values and the quest at all times for quality.