Tony Bouchet

In 1969 Tony Bouchet took up the challenge to be the first potter to successfully produce and perfect what must be the Holy Grail of pottery.
Now as he looks back over 30 years of dedicated work he can see why agateware has never been successfully produced before.
In short, it is almost impossible to make. At every stage of development normal pottery practice had to be abandoned and new ways that could cope with the complexities of the pottery had to be developed.

Numerous new techniques have been developed by Tony, some so advanced that they have never been used before. Colours have been formulated and mixed - the mixing process alone required over 2000 experiments. This does not include the formulation of a new clay body structure (mixed on the premises), an innovative mould making system, the forming process, drying, glazing and firing techniques – all of which came about only after years of experimentation.