Douglas & Jennie Phillips

Jennie and Douglas Phillips make decorated, wood-fired stoneware. Douglas became interested in pottery while at school and started to work in a pottery at the age of 16. After completing the Harrow pottery course and working for Michael Cardew and Gwen Hansen, he set up his pottery in Devon in 1968. He moved production to Queen Camel where he began wood-firing.

Jennie Phillips, a graduate of Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, after initially producing earthenware in Dorset, moved to Queen Camel where she concentrated on decorating Douglasís pots and was responsible for the general operation of the pottery. Now she also throws as well as decorates and she also teaches pottery classes.

Douglas is recognised as an authority on wood-firing and has lectured widely on the process. He and Jennie have developed the successful international summer pottery course at Queen Camel.

Their pots are made using their own mixture of Donyatt clay and Dorset ball clays, which are once or twice fired to 1,300C in a 100cu.ft. kiln.