Steve Carter's Kitchen Pottery



	All pots are dishwasher and microwave friendly and the glazes have been tested to BS6748:1986. Cook-pots are supplied with instructions & recipe suggestions. All orders will be acknowledged through email.


	Standard Delivery To UK and Northern Ireland only. I aim to dispatch all in-stock items within 14 days of order, but do so usually within a week. If pots need to be made, most will be ready to despatch in 4 to 6 weeks. Larger orders may take up to 10 to 12 weeks to make, dry and fire. Delivery Costs On orders up to £30 - add £6.00 On orders £30 - £80 - add £10.00 On orders £80 - £150 - add £15.00 On orders over £150 - FREE Overseas Deliveries For international orders please email me stevecarter@stwerburghspottery.co.uk or call (+44)117 9412910 for information on shipping costs.


	You can pay using PayPal or you can send a cheque payable to me Steve Carter to Botany Arts Studios, 61 Conduit Place, St.Werburghs, Bristol.


	Visitors are welcome Monday – Thursday at most times. Please telephone first to arrange a time.


	Whilst being made to standard designs, these pots are individually hand-produced and will therefore be subject to slight variations in size and general appearance. Pots deliberately made using basic materials and technology are subject to "imperfections" such a finger-marks, dentsand glaze "faults". With due care your pot or pan will give many years of faithful service. Earthenware pottery as a medium is porous and will age gracefully. It is anticipated that these original effects will contribute to the energy and identity of each piece without affecting its usefulness. N.B. Due to earthenware's porosity, unglazed surfaces need to be properly dried and stored exposed to the air, to prevent mould-growth. Particularly if left long term.


		Some detrimental factors:
		I use approximately 6000 units of electricity p.a. in the workshop.
		The glaze frit I use is now only manufactured in Portugal and Brazil.
		Clay is freighted by road from Stoke-on-Trent.
		Some positive viewpoints:
		Firing to earthenware temperatures minimises electricity consumption.
		Many pots are fired once only.
		I use a small palette of "raw" materials.
		I aim to sell locally as far as possible.
		Cookware seeks the use of fresh food produce.
		Home-cooking promotes good health.
		Re-useable containers may replace disposable ones.
		Lids replace cling-film and seek the use of leftovers.
		Ceramic waste (hardcore) is "inert".
		Evaporation coolers (together with old fashioned air-vented larders) might one day 'supersede' the electric fridge (!).


	Clay Pot Cooking by Jenni Shapter Pub: Southwater. ISBN 1-84215-843-0 The Best of Clay Pot Cooking by Dana Jacobi Collins Publishers San Francisco ISBN 0-00-225051-9 Country Pottery Traditional Earthenware of Britain by Andrew McGarva A&C Black (publishers) Ltd. ISBN 0-7136-4813-9 Pots in the Kitchen by Josie Walter (pub. Crowood Press ISBN 1-86126-508-5)


	stwerburghs.org ('semi-rural' life in Bristol) betterfood.co.uk (local stockist) carvings-with-stories.co.uk (colleague & friend Alistair Park @ The Botany Studios) ruardeanpottery.com (colleague & friend John Huggins' Pottery) westmeonpottery.co.uk (colleague & friend Mick Pinner's Pottery)