1956
Born in Negombo , Sri Lanka

1976-79
B.A. Hons in 3D Design (Ceramics) at Bath Academy of Art, Corsham

1978
Studied Industrial Ceramics at Ecole Nationale des Arts Decoratifs,
Limoges , France

1979-81
M.A. in Ceramic Design at North Staffordshire Polytechnic, Stoke on Trent

1980
Industrial Training at Royal Doulton, Stoke on Trent

1981-84
Lecturer in Ceramics on B.A. Combined Crafts degree at Crewe and Alsager

Since 83
Visiting lecturer at Bath , Brighton , Bristol , Cardiff ,
Carlisle , Central St. Martins London,
Camarthan ,Croydon, Derby , Leicester, Limerick and Stoke on Trent

1989
Member of Southern Arts Association (Crafts Panel)
Member of Arts Feu Entreprise/Esprit Porcelaine (Ceramic group based in Limoges , France )

1989-96
Move to Brive La Gaillarde (France) to establish workshop and run residential;
summer courses

Since 1993
International workshops in Toulouse and Clermont Ferrand , France
Namur, Antwerp, and Brasschaat, Belgium ;
Ballenberg and Carouge ( Geneva )

1996-97
Re-establish workshop in England

1998-00
Research Fellowship at Bath Spa University College (part-time)

2000-03
External examiner for Diploma couse at Limerick College
of Art and Design, Eire

2005
Masterclass at Atelier Cirkel, Brasschaat , Belgium
Australian workshop tour at Mittagong, NSW; Devonport , Tasmania and Freemantle , WA .

2006
Masterclass at Atelier Cirkel, Brasschaat and Liege , Belgium
Visiting lecturer at Galway College of Art and Design, Eire

2007
Masterclass at Atelier Cirkel, Brasschaat , Belgium

2008
Masterclass at Centro de Artesania y Diseno, Lugo , Spain
Masterclass at Atelier Cirkel, Brasschaat , Belgium

Design Work in Production

1981
Tableware design 'Ambassador'  for Royal Grafton China , Stoke on Trent

Awards

1984
Grand Prix at1st World Triennial of Small Ceramics, Zagreb

1986
British Council Sponsorship to attend Winter Artists' Colony Karlovac , Croatia

1987
Zagreb Prize at 2nd World Triennial of Small Ceramics, Zagreb

1990
Diploma at 12th Biennial of Ceramic Art, Vallauris , France

1997
Joint winner of Handel House Gallery ‘Summer Show', Devizes

1998
Bursary from Southern Arts Association for Research Fellowship at Bath Spa University College

2002
Bursary from The Craft Potters' Charitable Trust for book research

Commissions

1998
Ikebana foyer display  commissioned by Takashimaya Store, Osaka , Japan

2001
‘Feat of Clay' exhibition at Victoria   and Albert Museum , London , commissioned by
University of the West of England

2005
Sculptural piece for restaurant in P&O liner ‘ Arcadia '
commissioned by Elstone Hayes Associates.

2007
Bone china tea bowls for Rare Tea company
www.rareteacompany.com

2008
Pendant lights for Mark Wilkinson Kitchens showrooms

Public Collections

Los Angeles Art and Craft Museum , U.S.A.

Yale Centre for British Art Museum , New Haven , CT. U.S.A.

Chateau de Vascoeuil, Centre Regional d'Art, Normandy , France

City Museum and Art Gallery , Hanley, Stoke on Trent

Norwich Castle Museum Teapot Collection

Newport Art Gallery and Museum, Wales

Zagreb City Museum , Croatia

Kellinghusen Museum , Germany

National Ceramic Collection at the Adrien Dubouche Museum , Limoges , France

National Museum of Scotland , Edinburgh

Ministere d'Arts Plastiques, Brussels

Museum fur angewandte, Cologne , Germany . Adolf Egner's collection

Museo Nacional de Ceramica Gonzalez Marti,', Valencia , Spain Adolf Egner's collection

Work Included in Following Publications

‘Living Light' Ceramic Review, May/June 1988

China , Glass and Tableware (US) Nov 1988

La  Revue de la Ceramique et du Verre (France) March/April 1989

A  Dictionary of British Studio Potters, Pat carter (Scholar Press) 1990

‘Rencontre a Limoges ' La  Revue de la Ceramique et du Verre (France) July/August 1992

Ceramics and Print, Paul Scott (A&C Black) 1994

Porcelain, Caroline Whyman (Batsford) 1994

Contemporary Porcelain, Peter Lane (A&C Black) 1995 and 2003

Resists and Techniques, Peter Beard (A&C Black) 1995 and 2003

Ceramic Form: Design and Decoration (New Edition) , Peter Lane (A&C Black) 1998

Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery (4th Edition), Robert Fournier (A&C Black) 2000

‘The Magic of Materials' Keramiek, April 2002

The Ceramic Surface, Matthias Ostermann 2002

Naked Clay, Jane Perryman ( A&C Black ) 2004

Craft Arts International, ( Australia ) 2006

Taiwan Ceramic Magazine (2008)

Ceramic Design Course by Anthony Quinn ( Barrons USA and Quarto UK ) 2008

PUBLICATIONS

Slipcasting, Sasha Wardell (A&C Black) 1997 / 2007 (2nd edition)

Porcelain and Bone China, Sasha Wardell (Crowood Press) 2004

TRANSLATIONS
from French to English

Mouldmakers Handbook by Jean Pierre Delpech
& Marc-Andre Figuerres
(A&C Black/Eyrolles) 2005

Fashion Notebook Series: From Concept to Catwalk
by Olivier Gerval
(A&C Black/Eyrolles) 2008