Using your passion to mould your future, with Keith Brymer Jones, British designer, master potter, author and Great Pottery Throw Down judge

Conversations of Inspiration

Holly Tucker MBE

Education, Business, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship, Personal Journals

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

“I get emotional because this is a craft I love. It is my life.”

These are the words of Keith Brymer Jones, master ceramicist, design expert, author and self-proclaimed emotional judge on The Great Pottery Throw Down.

A dyslexic child, Keith found an affinity with clay, ultimately turning his academic struggles into his best-selling and iconic Word Range of ceramics.

Now, with over three decades of knowledge and experience under his belt, Keith shares his love of the craft and his thoughts on how the raw form of clay can not only produce something beautiful, but can actually be a channel for our insecurities and vulnerabilities.

It’s a fascinating conversation and an insight into one of our nation's most talented designers and kindest TV judges, one who turns formulaic reality competitions on their head and one who always leads the way with empathy, compassion and warmth.

If you enjoyed this episode, we think you’ll love Holly’s Conversation of Inspiration with Jay Blades MBE, presenter and founder of Jay & Co.

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0:00.0	Well, I've just come off with Keith Breimer Jones, you'll know him all for the kind-hearted
0:06.4	judge on the great pottery throwdown. And yes, there have been tears, of course there have,
0:13.2	because Keith is one of those extraordinary human beings who cannot express his love and passion
0:20.5	for craft without tears rolling down his cheeks. It's his most genuine beautiful experience.
0:27.6	And what we see on TV is absolutely true. This is a person who understands the power of
0:35.6	unrubility, understands what raw material can do to someone, how we can express ourselves,
0:42.4	how we can grow through what we create, how we can grow confidence by becoming better and
0:48.1	better at something that we craft. Keith celebrates kindness and passion in an age of reality TV
0:56.0	that's quite frankly humiliating for people, cuts them down. And Keith, and what he's putting
1:02.9	out into the world, leaves me hopeful. It inspires and empowers. It leads with kindness. And
1:11.1	if you didn't love Keith before, you're going to love him. If you loved Keith before,
1:15.7	I don't know what you're going to do with yourself after this interview. It's just beautiful.
1:20.8	I think you're going to love this one, to get your hand thrown muck out the cupboard,
1:25.5	enjoy a cup of tea and a biscuit and listen to Keith.
1:40.6	I'm Holly Tucker and welcome to Conversations of Inspiration. Back in 2006, I founded not
1:47.6	on the high street from my kitchen table and since then I've gone on to launch Holly and Co.
1:53.3	I'm the UK ambassador of creative small businesses and I believe that having a business
1:58.7	doing what you love is the key to a happy fulfilled life. My dream is to help everybody start theirs.
2:06.0	I'm here to offer advice, inspiration, wisdom and encouragement. And in my view,
2:12.2	the best way to do this is by sharing stories. So I've reached out to my favorite small businesses,
2:19.2	entrepreneurs and those who simply inspire me and ask them to share theirs. Here are my
2:25.8	Conversations of Inspiration. Hi Keith. We are delighted to have you. Absolutely delighted and
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