Nic Harrison

Nic Harrison (b. 1949) is a British studio potter based in Cornwall who produces an extensive range of hand‑thrown stoneware and porcelain for kitchen and domestic use. He moved to Cornwall with his wife, Jackie, in 1975 and studied studio pottery at Cornwall College from 1975 to 1979. Following his studies, he worked at the Leach Pottery in St Ives from 1979 to 1981 with Janet Leach, Trevor Corser and Jason Wason, and was the last student to train under the traditional Leach atelier system.

In 1981, Nic and his wife Jackie, a weaver, established their own pottery and weaving workshop with a showroom at Trelowarren, the historic home of the Vyvyan family near Helston, Cornwall. Harrison produces a wide range of oven‑to‑table stoneware, all hand‑thrown and sold directly to the public and through local galleries. He works primarily in locally produced stoneware clay, though he also uses porcelain.

Harrison’s decoration is kept simple, using oxides such as cobalt, iron, copper and manganese to enhance the surfaces. His glazes include sage green celadon and black‑to‑rust tenmoku. He prefers to leave forms clean and uncluttered by decoration, and when oxides are applied the characteristic ‘indefinite line’ effect is created by painting on the surface of the glaze, a quality that is recognisable across his work.