David Heminsley was born in Birmingham in 1927 and studied art there.
He moved about throughout the UK - studying under Harry Davis of Crowan Pottery in Cornwall and later George Cook in the Lake District at Ambleside Pottery. For several years he was employed as a Senior Lecturer and was the Head of the School of Ceramics at Belfast (Ulster) College of Art (1855 - 1973).
Heminsley moved to Balbirnie, Fife in Scotland. He resided and set up his workshop there, and established his own pottery from 1973 - 1993.
In Fife, he opened his open pottery studio and was a founder member of the Scottish Potters Association (1974).
He demonstrated at workshops, contributed to countless exhibitions, was generous in sharing his expertise, ranging from glaze recipes to tool-making, His own work featured restrained glazes and colour; his pots were always simple classic designs - and there was never anything showy or brash about each piece. However, small many of Hemingsley's pots were - they certainly reveal his impeccable design skills and they always have a timeless quality.
Serious illness curtained his creativity in later years - and for the last 20 years of his life, he lived in Edinburgh where he taught yoga and continued with his interests in pottery.
His daughter is the well-known Scottish artist, Claire Heminsley
There are a couple of examples of his work in the Walker Gallery in Liverpool and the Aberdeen Museum and Art Gallery.
This is the third piece of vintage pottery that I have by David Heminsley in my online shop. It is a substantial pot. It is made of rough terracotta clay with a second layer of grey-coloured egg-shell finished thick glaze. The decoration has been cut into the upper layer - as photographed. It has a strong classic Japanese feel to the design.
Dimensions: Height is about 6 1/2 inches and it is about 5 inches in diameter at the widest point. It has his studio mark on the base, as photographed.
Please also see my fabulous large ceramic lamp by David in my store - it is a fabulous piece of vintage Scottish Studio Pottery.