Leach
Pottery’s 2015 Seasalt Bursary Awarded to Matt Foster
2015 Seasalt Bursary recipient Matt Foster photographed at the Leach Pottery September 2015
In 2014 the Leach Pottery, St Ives
and Cornish clothing company Seasalt announced the launch of the Seasalt
Bursary. Now, following on from the success of last year’s bursary, a new
apprentice for 2015 has secured the opportunity to train and study at the
famous St. Ives studio.
The successful applicant, Matt
Foster from St Ives, will train and work alongside Leach’s highly talented team
of potters. He has been employed as a Head Chef at Hub and also works hanging
exhibitions at the Millennium Gallery in St Ives. With no formal background in
pottery but an obvious creative interest, Matt's artistic talents include baking, jam making, drawing, painting and making things from scratch, as well
as swimming, surfing and climbing.
Matt says, ‘This is an unbelievable
opportunity, to have the chance to do something that gives you satisfaction and
that you enjoy as a job. I am proud to be a part of the Leach Pottery, which is
such a big part of the art history of the town I grew up in.’
Seasalt Co-Founder Neil Chadwick says, ‘Seeing how well
last year’s apprentice, Callum, has done at the Leach has been so rewarding,
even more so now that he has secured a permanent position at the pottery.
We’re delighted to be able to continue providing the backing for this scheme
and to see new creative talent being cultivated.’
Leach Pottery Director Julia
Twomlow says, ‘Once again we had a superb range of candidates for the post and
were spoilt for choice, but Matt really impressed us all with his personality,
enthusiasm and his practical as well as creative skills. He was a clear winner and we look forward to welcoming
him to the team.’
The Seasalt Bursary is providing funding towards the establishment of this position on an annual basis. For more information and to apply for the Seasalt Bursaryplease visit the Leach Pottery website: www.leachpottery.com/opportunities/
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Picture caption: 2015 Seasalt Bursary recipient Matt Foster at the Leach Pottery, September 2015
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The Leach
Pottery is managed by the Bernard Leach (St Ives) Trust Ltd, a registered
charity founded in 2005 reg. no 1111263
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The primary
objectives of the trust are to further the development of studio pottery,
provide training in the art, craft and making of pottery and to advance the
public education of the life and work of Bernard Leach and his circle.
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A unique
collection of tableware created by the Leach Pottery for Seasalt is available
from selected Seasalt shops and from their online shop
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Seasalt
started in 1981, originally as an Army Navy store selling wellies and
waterproofs to fishermen, flower-pickers and artists.
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Seasalt is an award-winning Cornish fashion brand producing beautiful
women’s clothing, accessories and homeware. Their unique prints and very
clever, practical designs speak of the landscapes, people and heritage of
Cornwall, their daily inspiration.
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There are
now 27 Seasalt shops located across the southwest and along the UK coast. Their
clothes are also stocked in John Lewis’ UK stores, Fenwicks and 350 other
independent stockists. They also have an online shop www.seasaltcornwall.co.uk
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Seasalt has
raised funds for charities such as the Fishermen’s Mission, Cornish Maritime
Trust, RNLI and Marie Curie. They have raised over £20k in the last 3 years.
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