SOO DURHAM CERAMICS

Parian porcelain has been the clay of my choice for the past three years. I have worked with a variety of clay bodies and techniques over my forty years as a potter but it is parian that has truly captivated my imagination. It presents a... Parian was developed around 1845 by the Staffordshire pottery manufacturer Mintons and was essentially designed to imitate carved marble, with the great advantage that it could be prepared in a liquid form and cast in a mould enabling mass production.