Black twist vase. 
 

Black twist vase. 
 

Black twist vase. 
 

Blue and black check square bottle vase. 
 

Oblong textured dish. 
 

Small tea bowl with blue and green glazes. 
 

Small tea bowl with pale green and white glazes. 
 

Square Bottle Vase with impressed grasses. 
 

Square textured bottle vase with blue and white glazes. 
 

Biography

Born in London, Ray Toms was brought up in Cornwall, one of the sources of his inspiration. He is mostly self-taught, although he credits mastering the basic skills to a much admired local tutor. He also trained at West Herts College. His pots are made from high-fired stoneware from clay sourced from St. Agnes in Cornwall. The glazes are mostly made by using locally sourced ash from different types of wood to create a variety of colours, and the slips are made mainly from porcelain. Toms' ceramics draw their influence from the Anglo-Japanese tradition. The deeply fluid textured surfaces of his pots, reflect the rugged drama of the Cornish landscape and moving water of his youth, interpreted in a contemporary way.