If I had a £1 for every time people have asked me isn’t white boring, cold, plain or hard to keep clean with a dog and a child then I’d be very wealthy!
There are so many shades of white – from soft, bright, dirty, old, new to everything in between...
After many years of searching I realised that if I couldn’t find the pottery pieces I wanted, then I’d just have to make them myself!
I do actually love colour just not necessarily in my house!
Hi there, thanks for stopping by... I am Bronwen Griffiths-Barrasso, owner, founder and potter of Marigold and Lettice.
I have always loved pottery and 'home things'. My 16th birthday present was a dinner service - pieces of which I still have; before that I used to yearn over my Granny’s green and white dinner service that sat on her dresser.
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Over the years I've collected various items of pottery old and brand new, reproduction and handmade; but I could never quite find just what I wanted - simple yet individual, chunky but useable, white and a joy to hold and use. I've enjoyed some of the old ironstone pieces I found from old hotels but they weren’t quite ‘chunky’ enough and certainly had no texture or individuality. Above all I didn’t want colour, patterns or designs, I just wanted it all white. ​
A few years ago I took the massive leap from a 25-year career in corporate PR and communications and moved from being a hobby-potter to being Marigold and Lettice full time. All my making is now done from a small studio at home (along with three dogs, a husband who often works from home and our teenage daughter, I'm kept on my toes!). I have two kilns in a cabin at the end of our garden and I don't think my life has ever been happier!
Thanks for looking and if you want to see more you can always follow me on Instagram here.​
Bron xo
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