Light the Leach Pottery Fire

A project in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, UK by The Leach Pottery
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Help the Leach Pottery to restore and light its historic fireplace in the old workshop ready for winter.
Backers: 127
Average Pledge Per Backer: £38

Funded: £4,805 of £4,500
Dates: Mar 27th -> May 26th (60 days)
Project By: The Leach Pottery
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Latest News

17 hours to go ...

May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
17 hours to the close of our appeal and just £883 left to raise thanks to all of your generous pledges - please keep sharing the link - we need to raise the full £4500 in order to go ahead. (Read More)

Wow!

May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Those last few pledges just changed the complexion of the campaign - less than £1000 to go now. Huge thanks again x (Read More)

42 hours to go!

May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you to everyone who has pledged in the last couple of days - we've seen an dramatic rise in the total to over £3,200. This is the last push to make it to our target - we have just under 2 days to go (the appeal closes around midday on Monday)... (Read More)

Only 4 days to go ...

May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
I'm posting a few pictures today of the production team at work in the new studio at the Leach built in 2008.  We have 7 potters working in there this year including our new apprentice starting next week - the studio was only built to take 4 or 5... (Read More)

Photos from the studio

May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Leach new studio - production team  (Read More)

Half way there

May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We've just passed the half way mark!  (Read More)

Only 6 days to go!

May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you for the donations that came in over the weekend.  We are within a stone's throw of £2,000 now but we still have a long way to go to reach the target of £4,500 and only 6 days to achieve it.  Please keep those pledges coming in and... (Read More)

Reward added - Four Fish Vase Litho by Bernard Leach

May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Four Fish Vase Litho by Bernard Leach Four Fish Vase by Bernard Leach, 1974. Lithograph printed at the Curwen Studio in 1974 on T H Saunders thick wove paper with full margins in a limited edition of 100. Signed and numbered by Bernard Leach. Mint... (Read More)

Leach mug in dolomite

May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Leach mug in dolomite  (Read More)

Leach mug in tenmoku

May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Leach mug in tenmoku  (Read More)

Leach mug in celadon

May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Leach mug in celadon  (Read More)

Pinning the chimney breast in the Leach Pottery workshop - winter 2013-14

May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Pinning the chimney breast in the Leach Pottery workshop  (Read More)

New rewards added

May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
A huge thank you to everyone who has pledge so far to the campaign to get the Leach Fireplace lit in time for winter - we only have 17 days left to reach our target and unless we make the full amount we won't be able to go ahead.  We have just added... (Read More)

BL teaching by the fireplace

March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Bernard Leach teaching by the fireplace I love this old picture from the archives.  It was taken in 1946 and shows Bernard Leach giving instruction to Mary Gibson Horrocks (the potter facing him who is lip reading due to profound deafness).  David... (Read More)

And we're off....!

March 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Only 12 hours into our campaign and we've already raised over £250 which is a fantastic start.  thank you so much to those first backers - please do spread the word.  Even a small contribution makes a big difference.   All the best and thanks... (Read More)

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