Peter Montgomery

Peter makes wheel-thrown porcelain and stoneware at his studio in Devon.

While at art college in Belfast, encountering ceramics steered him towards pottery. Time spent working with Nic Collins, Rob Barron, and a summer spent at Winchcombe Pottery, furthered his interest in functional ceramics, and particularly wood fired pots, both ancient and contemporary.

Having completed the DCCoI Ceramic Skills and and Design course in Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Peter has settled in rural Devon, where he works alongside Svend Bayer at Kigbeare Studios.

All his pots fired in a wood-fuelled tunnel kiln, with firings usually lasting 5 days. His aim is simple; to make beautiful pots that are a joy to use.