about matthew tyas
I first met pottery through collecting which began with a bowl from a St Ives gallery. I collect less, but still enjoy the work of potters like William Marshall and the old vernacular pots of Korea, China, Sawankhalok, and England.
After progressing from collecting to making, rushed evening classes developed into a studio in Penistone and then a Master's at Cardiff's School of Art and Design. This qualification built on a first degree in Communications and Writing, and a PGCE.
I then established a studio on the periphery of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park to give my practice a firmer footing and to develop new work, being especially keen to continue exploring landscapes and how they can be appropriated through clay. I delivered classes too. Additionally, I undertook the role of Exhibitions Officer for over a year, for the NPA.
I'm now based in Cornwall and undertaking PhD research in collaboration with University College Falmouth and the Leach Pottery, specifically looking at: "Designing 21st Century Standard Ware: The Cultural Heritage of Bernard Leach and the Creative and Economic Benefits of Digital Technologies".
Recent Coverage
- Heart Gallery: Meet the Maker: Matthew Tyas
- Featuring work from the Sea and Sky collection. July 2011.
- Card and Gift Blog: Gifts: Matthew Tyas Ceramics
- Featuring work from the Sea and Sky collection. March 2011.
- Mosaic Magazine Issue 48
- With pictures, text, and a little background to my involvement in ceramics and recent work. Issue 48, pp37-9, November 2010.