Andy Titcomb: Biography

I left Exeter College of Art in 1977 with a BA Hons in Fine Art Ceramics.

In 1978 I began working with Paul Cardew in his first business Sunshine Ceramics. After a few years helping to make and decorate all manner of odd shaped ashtrays, punk mugs and Nat West piggy banks, I left to set up my own pottery in a converted pigsty in Topsham Devon.

Early work was selected by the Design Centre of London and I made my first teapot...a black and white harlequin in 1983. Encouraged by the support of The Teahouse in Covent Garden London, I made many more teapots.

In the mid 80's I moved to larger premises in Devon and began exporting to France, Germany, Italy, USA and Japan as well as supplying many shops in the UK with a wide range of unusual teapots.

In 1990 I moved to rural North Cornwall in order to combine home and workplace and escape the rat race of Devon! In 1994 I was honoured to be presented to Prince Charles as part of Cornwall's "In Pursuit of Excellence" crafts scheme.

I export a large percentage of my work to the U.S.A. and in recent years have been commissioned to make various salt and pepper sets for the Salt and Pepper Collectors Club of America. I also produce a wide range of "funky" designs for Cosmic Zoom Ltd.

I continue to make teapots but in small editions and plan to expand my work into more sculptural areas in the future. I have recently been reorganising my workshop in order to accommodate more display space and a raku kiln.