Jon was born in the UK and had an early start in ceramics at the age of 15 at
Crich Pottery in Derbyshire.  By age 17 Jon was a full time thrower for
Chatsworth Ceramics and a year later was offered a position at Dartington
Pottery in Devon.  Dartington was Jon's favourite source of inspiration being
exposed to international artists, kiln building, wood and salt firing among
many other aspects of ceramics. In 1993 Jon came to Bermuda to work as a
production thrower for Island Pottery.  Shortly after he started Bermuda
Ceramics in Somerset which subsequently expanded and moved to its current
location under the name Bermuda Clayworks.  Jon sold his interest in the
business but remained onsite and established his own studio - Jon Faulkner
Pottery -  to focus on developing his skills and creativity - starting with
Raku and then salt glazed ceramics.  Jon works primarily in stoneware and
porcelain and has a following of collectors of his unique work. His series of
slanted salt glazed tableware have been thrown on the wheel, then cut and
reassembled on an angle - provoking much conversation and intrigue. Jon also
creates his own glazes rather than using commercially prepared ones.  He
currently produces a porcelain line finished with a deep chocolate Japanese
tenmoku glaze that are accented with his hand made laminated Bermuda Cedar and
white beech handles.  His current project is a large onsite brick arch kiln
which is fired using environmental biofuel -  recycled waste vegetable oil.
 Jon's creativity is boundless and his passion for his art clearly shows in
his work.