Bill Boyd

Bill Boyd began his pottery career in 1970 in Sweden where he attended art school. Over time the influences of Scandanavia have melded with an Asian aesthetic bringing Boyd to his signature work and favoured forms highlighted by clean lines and classical simplicity. His traditional forms have recently been the playground for exploration in the bold technique of crystal glazes.

This challenging, relatively new glazing process involves growing zinc-silicate crystals in the glaze at high temperatures. He revels in the surprises and luminous mysteries of crystal glazes producing exquisite bowls, platters and vessels. Boyd’s pots radiate the exuberant best of the new traditions in modern ceramics, a category he refers to, tongue in cheek, as ‘noveau-classique’.