Andrew Foley (b. 1982, UK) is a ceramic artist based in Cornwall and the founder of Wedge Pottery Studio in Newquay. His practice is shaped by a deep respect for clay as a living material and by the belief that making should stay honest, connected, and rooted in something real.

Working entirely by hand, he follows the natural rhythm of the process, allowing the clay to move and shift as it wants to. His approach is slow and intuitive, grounded in the simple act of touch and the dialogue that unfolds between material and maker. Each piece carries something of that exchange, the story of its making and the quiet trace of the hands that shaped it.

The work often draws on myth, legend, and the shared histories of making. For Foley, these stories are not distant or decorative; they speak to something timeless, the way people have always formed meaning through material. Naming his pieces after gods or deities reflects a sense of continuity between the past and the present, an acknowledgment that the earth remembers.

Texture plays a central role in his practice. He is drawn to the tension between the raw and the refined, between the movement of glaze and the stillness of clay. He works with patience, firing pieces multiple times to build layers and depth, allowing the surface to find its own balance rather than forcing it. His maker’s mark, the Japanese kanji for “stone” (石), reflects his respect for what is enduring and elemental, a reminder that every piece begins and ends with the earth.

Wedge Pottery Studio began as a way to follow his passion and to share what making has given him: a sense of connection, patience, and belonging. Through the studio, he continues to explore what it means to work with the earth in a way that stays grounded and true, creating pieces that carry both the strength and softness of clay, and the human presence that brings them to life.