Gavin Houghton

Overview

For Gavin, his love of drawing feeds into another of his creative pursuits – ceramics. He enrolled on an evening course in Lewisham shortly before lockdown and learned the art of slab building. ‘I wanted to make a set of decorative plates and this seemed like a good way to go about it,’ he recalls. 

Houghton is mainly influenced by the Bloomsbury group, Picasso and Jean Cocteau, but he sources inspiration from anywhere and everywhere. When images resonate with him they may well end up on one of his pieces: a Jack Russell gazing expectantly from the centre of a serving platter, a figure with a knowing grin on the bottom of a teacup, or perhaps something more risqué, like two male lovers caught in the act adorning a decorative plate.
Works
  • Gavin Houghton, Sulky Sam Plate
    Gavin Houghton
    Sulky Sam Plate
    2024
    Glazed Ceramic
    D24 cm
    £ 360.00 inc. vat
  • Gavin Houghton, Such A Dish Plate
    Gavin Houghton
    Such A Dish Plate
    2024
    Glazed Ceramic
    D24 cm
    £ 360.00 inc. vat
  • Gavin Houghton, 'No Chips?' Plate
    Gavin Houghton
    'No Chips?' Plate
    2024
    Glazed Ceramic
    D23 cm
    £ 420.00 inc. vat
  • Gavin Houghton, Ok I Will Platter
    Gavin Houghton
    Ok I Will Platter
    2024
    Glazed Ceramic
    W27 x D33 cm
    Sold
  • Gavin Houghton, 'Splurge' Platter
    Gavin Houghton
    'Splurge' Platter
    2024
    Glazed Ceramic
    W24 x D33 cm
  • Gavin Houghton, 'Master Smudge' Platter
    Gavin Houghton
    'Master Smudge' Platter
    2024
    Glazed Ceramic
    H34 x D24 cm
    £ 440.00 inc. vat
  • Gavin Houghton, 'Bramley Apple Face' Plate
    Gavin Houghton
    'Bramley Apple Face' Plate
    2024
    Glazed Ceramic
    H24 x D24 cm
    Sold
  • Gavin Houghton, 'Eyes Right' Plate
    Gavin Houghton
    'Eyes Right' Plate
    2024
    Glazed Ceramic
    H24 x D24 cm
    Sold
  • Gavin Houghton, 'Bad Hair Day' Platter
    Gavin Houghton
    'Bad Hair Day' Platter
    2024
    Glazed Ceramic
    H34 x D26 cm
    Sold
  • Gavin Houghton, 'Lets Face It' Plate
    Gavin Houghton
    'Lets Face It' Plate
    2024
    Glazed Ceramic
    H23 x D23 cm
    Sold
  • Gavin Houghton, Snake's Bite - Clay Relief
    Gavin Houghton
    Snake's Bite - Clay Relief
    2024
    H44 x W67 cm
    £ 2,160.00 inc. vat
  • Gavin Houghton, Two's Company - Clay Relief
    Gavin Houghton
    Two's Company - Clay Relief
    2024
    H71 x W41 cm
    £ 2,160.00 inc. vat
  • Gavin Houghton, Man's Best Friend - Relief
    Gavin Houghton
    Man's Best Friend - Relief
    2024
    Plaster
    Edition of 8
    H66 x W45 cm
    £ 1,680.00 inc. vat
  • Gavin Houghton, Snake's Bite - Relief
    Gavin Houghton
    Snake's Bite - Relief
    2024
    Plaster
    Edition of 8
    H45 x W67 cm
    £ 1,680.00 inc. vat
  • Gavin Houghton, Omar's Dream - Relief
    Gavin Houghton
    Omar's Dream - Relief
    2024
    Plaster
    Edition of 8
    H46 x W57 cm
    £ 1,680.00 inc. vat
  • Gavin Houghton, Duncan's Dream - Relief
    Gavin Houghton
    Duncan's Dream - Relief
    2024
    Plaster
    Edition of 8
    H73 x W44 cm
    £ 1,680.00 inc. vat
  • Gavin Houghton, Two's Company - Relief
    Gavin Houghton
    Two's Company - Relief
    2024
    Plaster
    Edition of 8
    H72 x W44 cm
    £ 1,680.00 inc. vat
  • Gavin Houghton, 'Let's Face It' plate
    Gavin Houghton
    'Let's Face It' plate
    Glazed ceramic
    D24 cm
    Edition of 3
    £ 295.00
  • Gavin Houghton, 'Catch of the Day' plate
    Gavin Houghton
    'Catch of the Day' plate
    Glazed ceramic
    D24 cm
    Edition of 3
    £ 295.00
  • Gavin Houghton, 'Tongue and groove' plate
    Gavin Houghton
    'Tongue and groove' plate
    Glazed ceramic
    D26 cm
    £ 310.00
  • Gavin Houghton, 'I Need Head' plate
    Gavin Houghton
    'I Need Head' plate
    Glazed ceramic
    D25 cm
    Sold
  • Gavin Houghton, 'Turn Me On' plate
    Gavin Houghton
    'Turn Me On' plate
    Glazed ceramic
    D26 cm
    Sold