We are nearing the end of the exhibition ‘The Leach Pottery: 100 years on from St Ives’ (it closes on 25th September 2021). It has been a principal contribution by the Crafts Study Centre to the events planned for the centenary and led by our colleagues at the Leach Pottery, although impacted, of course, by the pandemic.

Central to the exhibition was the display of works from the Alan Bell archive – many never seen before in public – including paintings, unpublished drawings and etchings, and other memorabilia given by Bernard Leach to his friend and amanuensis.

As we near this moment of closure, a new acquisition has entered the collections, and this asks, rather than answers, questions.