Ceramic artist from village in Wyre to star in BBC show

Thursday, 27 February 2025 15:30

By Central Radio News

A ceramic artist from a village in Wyre features in an award-winning BBC show next week.

Philippa Whiteside, from Pilling, features on the third series of the BBC1 show, ‘Make It at Market’, where fledgling creatives are paired up with business and craft experts. It’s presented by Dom Chinea of ‘The Repair Shop’ fame and airs on weekdays from Monday, at 3.45pm. Episodes are available afterwards on BBC iPlayer.

Stuart Carey, the new ceramics mentor, guides Pip so she can realise her dream of

Pip gained a degree in Glass and Ceramics in 2010 and embarked on a career as a maker in the North East which included artist residencies in the USA. She went on to live in Lancashire and then Cumbria, with roles in education and healthcare, as well as jobs in Europe and Africa, including voluntary work teaching English as a second language at a refugee camp in Greece.

She said: ‘’After a career helping others, I’ve returned to Lancashire and to working with clay as a practicing artist, striving to make it my sole employment.

‘’Porcelain is the ‘prima donna’ of clays, and I like to push porcelain’s capabilities employing both the fragility and strength of the material. Colour plays a key role.

‘’There’s a link between the creative process and emotional wellbeing; being creative is my therapy, my escape.

‘’One day I’m building my studio, breaking up pallets, wielding power tools, laying the hedge, and the next I’m making delicate porcelain vases and creating a website.’’

having a viable creative business with a signature style.

Pip’s episode is broadcast on BBC1 on Thursday, March 6.

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