Large Carbon-Trapped Stoneware Lidded Pots by Alex Shimwell (2024)

A pair of large hand-thrown stoneware lidded pots by Derbyshire-based potter Alex Shimwell, made in 2024. Each pot is fired using a carbon trapping technique, producing a deep, lustrous black surface with subtle tonal variation, then finished with a raw wood ash decoration that adds an organic, unpredictable texture to the glaze.

Standing at 25cm tall including the lid, these are substantial, sculptural pieces that command attention on a mantelpiece, sideboard, or plinth. Each carries Alex's distinctive maker's mark.

• Size: 25cm tall (including lid)
• Material: Stoneware
• Technique: Hand-thrown, carbon trapping, wood ash decoration
• Signed with unique maker's mark
• Made in 2024
• Available as AS4 or AS5

Alex Shimwell began potting in the early 2000s in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, taught by master potter Kevin Millward. He now works from his studio in Derbyshire, producing a small, considered body of work in the British studio ceramics tradition.

Carbon trapping and wood ash glazes produce unique results — no two pieces are identical.