Collection: Karen Atherley

 

Karen Atherley is a ceramicist based in the UK, having created her own personal style with a career spanning 40 years, her work portrays curvy figures influenced by Greek antiquity and the colours of the impressionists.

Karen has been working with clay since specialising in ceramics at Camberwell College of Art and Crafts. She was captured by the immediate responsiveness of clay and its fleshy quality as it pushed back on her hands. There she was exposed to and mentored by prominent potters such as Colin Pearson and Janice Tchalenko.

In 1983 she established a studio in South London at Sumner Road Workshops with Philip Vian which soon grew to be a collective of makers.

Now based in Warwickshire she works independently from her home studio and works closely with galleries across the UK.


23 products
  • Blue face coasters
    Blue face coasters
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
    Regular price
    £12.50
    Sale price
    £12.50
  • Pink and Lilac face coasters
    Pink and Lilac face coasters
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
    Regular price
    £12.50
    Sale price
    £12.50
  • Red and Yellow face coasters
    Red and Yellow face coasters
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
    Regular price
    £12.50
    Sale price
    £12.50
  • Small blue and yellow candlestick pair KA13
    Small blue and yellow candlestick pair KA13
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
    Regular price
    £65.00
    Sale price
    £65.00
  • Small lime and pink figurative bowl KA8
    Small lime and pink figurative bowl KA8
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
    Regular price
    £65.00
    Sale price
    £65.00
  • Small lilac and purple figurative bowl KA7
    Small lilac and purple figurative bowl KA7
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
    Regular price
    £75.00
    Sale price
    £75.00
  • Small square blue dish KA6
    Small square blue dish KA6
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
    Regular price
    £42.00
    Sale price
    £42.00
  • Rhubarb mug
    Rhubarb mug
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
    Regular price
    £38.00
    Sale price
    £38.00
  • Lime mug no 1
    Lime mug no 1
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
    Regular price
    £38.00
    Sale price
    £38.00
  • Peach mug
    Peach mug
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
    Regular price
    £38.00
    Sale price
    £38.00
  • Cherry mug
    Cherry mug
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
    Regular price
    £38.00
    Sale price
    £38.00
  • Lilac mug
    Lilac mug
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
    Regular price
    £38.00
    Sale price
    £38.00
  • Yellow mug
    Yellow mug
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
    Regular price
    £38.00
    Sale price
    £38.00
  • Ceramic brooches
    Ceramic brooches
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
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    £12.50
    Sale price
    £12.50
  • Green face coasters
    Green face coasters
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
    Regular price
    £12.50
    Sale price
    £12.50
  • Small dish orange
    Small dish orange
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
    Regular price
    £40.00
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    £40.00
  • Small dish pink
    Small dish pink
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
    Regular price
    £40.00
    Sale price
    £40.00
  • Figure small jug lime
    Figure small jug lime
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
    Regular price
    £72.00
    Sale price
    £72.00
  • Figure flower brick
    Figure flower brick
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
    Regular price
    £115.00
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    £115.00
  • Figure small vase coral
    Figure small vase coral
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
    Regular price
    £65.00
    Sale price
    £65.00
  • Figure medium jug red
    Figure medium jug red
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
    Regular price
    £90.00
    Sale price
    £90.00
  • Figure small jug teal & orange
    Figure small jug teal & orange
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
    Regular price
    £72.00
    Sale price
    £72.00
  • Blue cup and saucer
    Blue cup and saucer
    Vendor
    Karen Atherley
    Regular price
    £49.00
    Sale price
    £49.00