Who We Are

We're a husband and wife team.

We met in 2011 (in an art gallery), and since then, we have worked together on projects
participation  • collaboration • installations  • public art commissions

Alistair Hanman BSc FRICS is a Chartered Surveyor, and has worked on a consultancy basis for the last 25 years. Alistair' extensive experience in the building trade also gives him a hands-on approach and a practicality that's great to work with.
​www.hanmancharteredsurveyors.com

Madelaine Murphy BA (Hons) MA Goldsmiths is a socially engaged artist who works with clay. Madelaine trained in sculptural ceramics, and also runs a small business with porcelain and teaches at their studios in Leigh On sea, UK.
www.madelainemurphy.com
www.waterloohouseporcelain.com

Our studios

We’re in a working yard in a marina, in Essex, UK. We collaborate with others and we develop publicly funded projects, and work on projects for private clients and we also do our own stuff too.

Madelaine’s ceramics studio is equipped with a Podmore, a Shimpo, and the best of German, American and British glazes as well as making our own. The emphasis in this studio is on research and development. We did have a foray into laser cut sheet porcelain but generally we work with Potclays, Valentines and Scarva clays.

We have a second studio for those who wish to work more independently. Those who want to start their own business in clay, write a book about clay, or develop a body of work for exhibitions and galleries use this space, as well as commercial ventures. We have three electric kilns, a laser gas kiln, and build and fire our own Raku kilns.