Joanna Bird. The Joanna Bird Foundation is currently fundraising for our next project, a film about potter Richard Batterham. Richard is a master potter and represents an increasingly rare breed. He is one of the last surviving exponents of the studio pottery movement that flourished in the first half of the twentieth century and is a direct link to towering figures of the past such as Bernard Leach and Michael Cardew.

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The film will be the first of a series to be made by The Joanna Bird Foundation. We are very excited to be working with Sir David Attenborourgh and Nigel Slater, who will be contributing to the film. Both have strong connections with ceramics and are great admirers of Richard and his work. This year Richard is eighty, still running what is essentially a one- man show at his studio in Dorset. Rejecting notions of haste and commercialism that he feels are all too present in modern society he works with tide- like regularity digging his own clay and preparing glazes from the trees in his garden. His work is based on his philosophy and the resulting pieces are not only beautiful to behold and satisfying to use but imbued with a deep integrity.

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Tanya Harrod has said of his work, “These pots are for us – ordinary people – not for museums.” This holds true, his notable fan club love and use his pots daily and Museums have also found his work irresistible, the V& A amongst many others have acquired his work. We will be working with award winning arts filmmaker, Alex J. Wright who has created films on Takeshi Yasuda, and Lisa Hammond among others. His recent piece Lee Kang- hyo: Onggi Master is currently being shown as part of the Crafts Council’s Real to Reel film festival. Alex is well qualified to take on this project, he is passionate about pottery and the culture surrounding it. Such a project cannot be undertaken without funding and I am seeking your support in any donation you would like to offer, to make it happen.

We are seeking a total of . The film will help to make a significant contribution to the world of art and craft in particular by informing and inspiring future generations whilst preserving the legacy of this truly remarkable man, one of the few surviving Mingei artists, our National Living Treasure. We have had a tremendous response so far and have already received over .

However, we still have a way to go to reach our goal. It would be wonderful if you were able to contribute towards this project to help create a memorable film with us. Please made donations payable to: http: //campaign. Please get in touch so we can send you a short form to enable us to claim gift aid on your donationinfo@joannabird. Free Download Sidemen Long Road To Glory (2017) Movie on this page.