Barry Stedman

Overview

A painter by inclination, Barry’s ceramics are preceded by paintings in watercolour or gouache, often made in the open air, where he is inspired by the light and patterns in the sky and the farms and fields visible from his home. Changing surroundings, such as those experienced on a moving train, also inform his work. These paintings are then reworked into larger, more abstract, oil paintings and ultimately lead to the ceramics, which he creates in red clay with coloured slips. He works intuitively and energetically and, because the true colours of the pieces only emerge after firing, there is always an element of chance in his work, which retains its spontaneity and freshness. Having been educated at Barnfield College, Luton Barry was a ceramics graduate of Harrow (University of Westminster), here he achieved a first class honours degree. He then spent a year as an assistant in Edmund de Waal’s studio and quickly established a reputation for his distinctive and poetic individual pots.

Works
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Altered Vessel 7057, 2020
    Thrown Altered Vessel 7057, 2020£ 245.00
  • Barry Stedman, Playing Live Series 7981, 2021
    Playing Live Series 7981, 2021£ 245.00
  • Barry Stedman, Playing Live Series 8053, 2021
    Playing Live Series 8053, 2021£ 495.00
  • Barry Stedman, Playing Live Series 8061, 2021
    Playing Live Series 8061, 2021£ 290.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Vessel 9150, 2023
    Thrown Vessel 9150, 2023£ 220.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Vessel 9616, 2023
    Thrown Vessel 9616, 2023£ 310.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Vessel 9624, 2023
    Thrown Vessel 9624, 2023 Sold
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Vessel 9660, 2023
    Thrown Vessel 9660, 2023£ 165.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Vessel 9465, 2023
    Thrown Vessel 9465, 2023£ 430.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Vessel A, 2025
    Thrown Vessel A, 2025
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Vessel B, 2025
    Thrown Vessel B, 2025 Sold
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Vessel C, 2025
    Thrown Vessel C, 2025 Sold
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Vessel D, 2025
    Thrown Vessel D, 2025 Sold
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Vessel E, 2025
    Thrown Vessel E, 2025 Sold
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Altered Vessel 7033, 2020
    Thrown Altered Vessel 7033, 2020£ 135.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Altered Vessel 7036, 2020
    Thrown Altered Vessel 7036, 2020£ 135.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Altered Vessel 7042, 2020
    Thrown Altered Vessel 7042, 2020£ 145.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Altered Vessel 7044, 2020
    Thrown Altered Vessel 7044, 2020£ 145.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Altered Vessel 7045, 2020
    Thrown Altered Vessel 7045, 2020 Sold
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Altered Vessel 7047, 2020
    Thrown Altered Vessel 7047, 2020£ 135.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Altered Vessel 7055, 2020
    Thrown Altered Vessel 7055, 2020£ 210.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Altered Vessel 7078 , 2020
    Thrown Altered Vessel 7078 , 2020£ 245.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Altered Vessel 7059 , 2020
    Thrown Altered Vessel 7059 , 2020£ 210.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Altered Vessel 7070, 2020
    Thrown Altered Vessel 7070, 2020£245.00
Series
Exhibitions
Store
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Vessel A, 2025
    Thrown Vessel A, 2025
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Vessel B, 2025
    Thrown Vessel B, 2025 Sold
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Vessel C, 2025
    Thrown Vessel C, 2025 Sold
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Vessel D, 2025
    Thrown Vessel D, 2025 Sold
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Vessel E, 2025
    Thrown Vessel E, 2025 Sold
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Vessel 9150, 2023
    Thrown Vessel 9150, 2023£ 220.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Vessel 9616, 2023
    Thrown Vessel 9616, 2023£ 310.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Vessel 9624, 2023
    Thrown Vessel 9624, 2023 Sold
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Vessel 9660, 2023
    Thrown Vessel 9660, 2023£ 165.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Vessel 9465, 2023
    Thrown Vessel 9465, 2023£ 430.00
  • Barry Stedman, Playing Live Series 7981, 2021
    Playing Live Series 7981, 2021£ 245.00
  • Barry Stedman, Playing Live Series 8053, 2021
    Playing Live Series 8053, 2021£ 495.00
  • Barry Stedman, Playing Live Series 8061, 2021
    Playing Live Series 8061, 2021£ 290.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Altered Vessel 7057, 2020
    Thrown Altered Vessel 7057, 2020£ 245.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Altered Vessel 7033, 2020
    Thrown Altered Vessel 7033, 2020£ 135.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Altered Vessel 7036, 2020
    Thrown Altered Vessel 7036, 2020£ 135.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Altered Vessel 7042, 2020
    Thrown Altered Vessel 7042, 2020£ 145.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Altered Vessel 7044, 2020
    Thrown Altered Vessel 7044, 2020£ 145.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Altered Vessel 7045, 2020
    Thrown Altered Vessel 7045, 2020 Sold
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Altered Vessel 7047, 2020
    Thrown Altered Vessel 7047, 2020£ 135.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Altered Vessel 7055, 2020
    Thrown Altered Vessel 7055, 2020£ 210.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Altered Vessel 7078 , 2020
    Thrown Altered Vessel 7078 , 2020£ 245.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Altered Vessel 7059 , 2020
    Thrown Altered Vessel 7059 , 2020£ 210.00
  • Barry Stedman, Thrown Altered Vessel 7070, 2020
    Thrown Altered Vessel 7070, 2020£245.00