Johanne Coker MSDC
Ceramics
My ceramics journey began 30 years ago in Singapore and I’ve been aiming to perfect my throwing ever since. I was fortunate enough to have training from Lisa Hammond at Maze Hill Pottery early on, and have continued to learn from a variety of professional potters. I set up my first studio in 2013 and in 2023, took the huge step of buying a wonderful space with a friend, which has allowed us to set up Hive Ceramic Studio.
I have always loved making things, taking huge pleasure from the process of creating, so my first lesson on a wheel was the discovery of something that I found completely absorbing and intensely satisfying. I work almost exclusively in porcelain, relishing the extra challenges it presents - from my first attempts, I was hooked by the beauty of the material and trying to master it became a huge passion. I particularly enjoy testing my skills, trying to throw bigger, wider, more precarious pieces and the new studio gave me the space to invest in a much larger kiln, allowing me to create the bigger pieces that I have always aimed for. Now, after years of testing, altering and reimagining, I feel that I have arrived at an individual style and am enjoying stretching myself within that style.
Training
- Initial training in ceramics in Singapore with Lim Meng Khuang.
- Following a course at City Lit, part time training with Lisa Hammond at Maze Hill Pottery concentrating on throwing
- HNC in 3D design (ceramics) at RHACC
- Advanced Practice course at RHACC
Prizes
- Runner up, St Helena Trust ceramics competition
- Winner, London Potters Annual Makers Award 2022
- Winner, Judges Award for Thrown Piece, London Potters Exhibition 2024
Gallery
- Thrown Contemporary
Commissions
- 70 piece commission for Kew Gardens in support of David Nash exhibition
Recent Exhibitions
- London Craft Week Secret Ceramics (by invitation) 2025
- London Craft Week Secret Ceramics (by invitation) 2024
- Collect 2024
- London Potters Annual Makers exhibition 2024
- CPA York Ceramics Fair 2023
- CPA Oxford Ceramics Fair 2022
- London Potters Annual Makers exhibition 2023
- Festival of Crafts, Farnham
- Bedford Park Festival, Chiswick
- Midsummer Fair, Kew
- Advanced Practice final show, RHACC
- Fire and Focus, RHACC
- St Helena Trust competition show
Teaching
- Level 3 award in Education and Training RHACC
- Evening classes to small groups of adults, introducing them to the joys of clay through hand building
- One to one throwing lessons teaching a 13 year old boy who hopes to make pottery his profession
Future Exhibitions
- Artists at Home 2025
- CPA Oxford Ceramics Fair 2025
- London Potters Annual Members Exhibition 2025
- Handmade Chelsea 2025
Memberships
- Craft Potters Association
- London Potters
- Society of Designer Craftsmen
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