Masterclass with John Jelfs

摘要

I came to pottery quite late having studied marine engineering for seven years, the last two of which were at sea. I love the sea and engineering, but it was not the career for me, so I went back to college to undertake a Foundation course at Gloucestershire College of Art in Cheltenham. This is where I discovered clay and was taught by James Campbell, a fluent handbuilder, and Tony Davis, a good repetition thrower. I was then accepted on the Ceramics degree course at Bath, but I felt I had been a student long enough.