The Potter's Print Shed

My name is Helen Butler and I am based in Belper, Derbyshire.

I am both a potter and a printmaker working with porcelain paper clay that I make up myself.

I love the translucency that I can achieve with this. My influences are from nature and pattern.

I press seed-heads and other items into the clay to pick up the often very delicate details.

This is then coloured using oxides and stains.

I enjoy working directly onto the clay, working flat and then slab building to form my pieces.

I produce both functional and decorative work.