Great to be back
Eastnor Pottery Co-Director Jon Williams is delighted to return to Fresh Air Sculpture 2026, showing two major outdoor pieces and a host of smaller work in The Pool House Gallery.
Interactive art
Ceramic Disks is a horizontal waist high piece, constructed from a metal bar, threaded with wheel thrown and altered plates. The disks come in various sizes and are fully articulated, hung in rhythmic patterns and designed to be struck with beaters or pushed together to create sound. There are x4 pieces for visitors to play and have been installed in front of a marvellous Cotswold stone circle entitled Moon Gate, created by Stuart Bird. Honestly, the harmony between the Moon Gate and Jon’s work – so beautifully curated.
Pick a pear
Meanwhile, on the other side of the river, Jon has a ‘quieter’ fruitier piece. A collection of decorative Fallen Pears, each one the size of a football, scattered underneath a tree. There are x30 of them, upright, on their side and all thrown entirely on the potter’s wheel. Pearfect!
The Pool House Gallery
Jon also has a few ceramic mini-pears, bees, fish and flowers, full bloom in the Pool House Gallery – an exhibition with-in an exhibition. ‘Colours of the Garden’ reflects selected maker’s reaction to the garden and its surrounds; some choosing the water running through the Old Rectory grounds, others seeking inspiration from the stunning borders in the garden or the dry stone walls that border much of the space. Working with British makers this carefully chosen collection aims to show examples of the craft disciplines of jewellery, ceramics, wirework, mosaic, wood, willow, glass and metalwork. There will be pieces for the home as well as the garden on a smaller scale to the main show.
Where and when?
The must see biennial sculpture exhibition is set in the beautiful gardens of the Old Rectory in the Cotswold village of Quenington and takes place Sunday 14 June until Sunday 5 July.
