Waterperry Gardens, near Oxford

10-12 July 2026

Celebrating Ceramics and Desire Jewellery & Silversmithing Fair

The Largest Event Of Its Kind In The UK With 200 Exhibitors!

Book By Midnight 6 July And Save!

It's just a week to go until our events at Waterperry Gardens. Advance booking is recommended and tickets booked before midnight Monday 6 July can be purchased for just £10!

• Meet, engage with and purchase from 200 exhibitors!
• Watch demonstrations to gain an insight into the skills involved.
• Listen to live music on two central stages.
• Enjoy a selection of food and drink within the food village.
• Visit Waterperry House to see the entries for The Spirit of Waterperry Challenge (until 2 pm Sunday)
• Explore the wider Waterperry estate offering a museum, gallery, gift shop, plant centre and garden shop as well as a tea shop.

There's also the option to visit the renowned ornamental gardens featuring classical borders, modern planting, water features and an arboretum (please note that dogs are not allowed within the ornamental gardens).

Celebrating Ceramics

Discover the very best in contemporary ceramics. It's a wonderful opportunity to explore the incredible creativity and craftsmanship that can be achieved using just one material - clay!

Every exhibitor has been carefully selected, bringing together an inspiring range of styles, techniques and finished pieces. From functional ware to striking sculptural works, there's something for everyone!

Many exhibitors will also be demonstrating live on their stands offering a fascinating insight into the skill, precision and creativity involved in transforming clay into beautiful ceramic art.

Below we're highlighting a few of this year's exhibitors.

Jane Staniland

Pottery inspired by folk pottery and joy.

Joseph Morgan Ceramics

Robots and beasties handmade using slabs and extrusions.

Emily Hett Art

Sculptural and functional ceramics inspired by nature.

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Kat Wheeler Ceramics

Functional pots from high fired terra cotta.

Ximena Heasman Ceramics

Stoneware functional decorated ceramics.

Kyra Mihailovic Ceramics

Distinctive decorated ceramics in porcelain and stoneware.

Andrews Ceramics

Hand built stoneware ceramic wildlife sculptures.

Lucy Morris Ceramic Art

Emotive ceramic sculptures.

Zeba Contemporary Ceramics

Combining the techniques of monoprinting and brush work on wheel-thrown pots.

Beehive Ceramics

Thrown functional ceramics inspired by the coast.

Marina Randall Ceramics

Unique vessels evoking the beauty and jeopardy of our planet.

Birgit Pohl Ceramics

Wheel-thrown and hand-decorated porcelain pots.

Titterpot Design

Pottery inspired by memories and enjoyment of cartoons and illustrations from the 1960s and 70s.

Carrington Pottery

Hand-built figurative ceramics based loosely around the head and face.

Tony Laverick Ceramics

Porcelain vessels decorated using slips and glazes.

HER Ceramics

Functional and decorative stoneware ceramics.

Sarah Michael Ceramics

Hand thrown and assembled colourful sculptures.

Chloe Harford

Handmade raku fired animal sculptures.

Chris Hawkins

Wheel thrown bottles, vases, bowls and lidded pots using raku, stoneware and porcelain clays.

Neville Tatham Slipware Ceramics

Hand thrown slipware.

Christine Gittins

Wheel thrown work burnished and saggar fired to create surface effects.

Penny Little Ceramics

Delicate hand-formed black and white porcelain lined in gold and platinum lustre.

Gin Durham Ceramics

Pieces inspired by story-telling.

Steve Smith Ceramics

Wheel thrown vessels with soft matte glazes and earthy tones.

Clare Wakefield Ceramics

Dynamic, sculptural ceramics inspired by the power and organic forms of the sea.

Richard Baxter

Finely thrown colourful porcelain.

Clevedon Clay

Real flower imprints in white earthenware clay.

Simon Griffiths Sculpture

Unique impressionistic wildlife sculptures.

Sheila Herring

Functional thrown and hand built black earthenware.

Daniel Boyle Ceramics

Salt and ash glazed stoneware.

David Chilton

Hand built porcelain paperclay scultpure.

Knighton Mill Pottery

A contemporary look at country pottery using salt glazing.

Sandypots

Large thrown ceramics inspired by a love for the sea.

Diane Griffin Ceramics

Sculptures exploring our spiritual relationship with the earth.

Rush Sculpture

Artworks that are expressive and touching.

Competition - The Spirit of Waterperry

During your visit don't miss a visit to Waterperry House to view the entries for the competition (until 2 pm Sunday).

Exhibitors were asked to create a miniature piece taking their inspiration from Waterperry Gardens.

Pieces are available to purchase.

Ceramic exhibitors were asked to be able to fit their entry inside a cone box. Cones are used to monitor ceramic firings to gauge the temperature inside the kiln to ensure a successful firing.

Jewellery and silversmith exhibitors were asked to be able to fit their piece inside a cook's matchbox and they were asked to create a piece which is not a jewellery piece.

Celebrating Ceramics is held alongside a Desire Jewellery & Silversmithing Fair



One Ticket Gives Admission to Both of The Events Below

Celebrating Ceramics, Waterperry Gardens - 10-12 July

Desire Jewellery & Silversmithing Fair, Waterperry Gardens - 10-12 July

And Later In The Year!