Jill Maguire Ceramics

07/08/2026

‘If Pots Could Talk’ from ‘The Wild Potter’.
I am a little clay beaker
made from the earth
ochre, yellow and terracotta in tone
embodied with grit, powdery decayed plants
and finished with a sweet honey glaze. rim chipped and pockmarked marked as human skin
blisters and boils flake away
revealing my dusty grey interior
flecks of ash coat my surface
set-in stone by fiery embers
yet continuing to evolve in character and memory

created by a human to serve as her drinking vessel
she sips wine.
full bodied, robust
the colour of ripe blackberries
it permeates my walls and seeps into my skin
she strokes the powder from my surface . and muses

‘You came from my favourite beach
a wild place in Scotland.
where memories were made
the taste the feel
the weight of you
your colour
the texture
take me back
to that moment in time’.
stains add new memories.
as she continue to drink

05/08/2026

Loved making plates and chatting at the Curtis Museum

05/08/2026

22/05/2026

I’m sharing some of the beautiful ceramics made by the young people that I have been working with through Stepping Stones , a charity that helps to promote mental health through creativity. Sensitive and enchanting , each piece tells a story.

22/05/2026

21/05/2026

I’m excited to be running a clay workshop with a group of young people with the theme of ‘This is my Place.’ Having recently returned from time in Sheldon woods, the birdsong and the ancient trees inspired me to make this tile as this is my place… in nature ! . tile

21/05/2026

On firing, my little wolf woman has transformed into a rich red terracotta , a lovely reminder of a special time spent scooping clay from the woodland stream.

14/05/2026

Raw clay vessels whose memory of digging the clay and the making return me to the beautiful beach of source. As I sip my drink I’m back on Mull. Full of splinters of stone and plant matter they were hard to throw, hurt my fingers but I love them for their imperfections, their character intact! I write about this in my book .

13/05/2026

At Sheldon retreat, as I sat amongst the ancient woodland, I formed a Wolf Woman from the river clay. She symbolises the qualities of a Wolf. Curious, playful, loyal and devoted to family and pack, social, intelligent, resilient, independent and fierce when provoked! A wonderful reminder of the time I spent with an amazing group of women .