Tim Worthington came to Nova Scotia, after completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Ceramics from Ohio Northern University, to enroll as a “special student” at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Tim was the first graduate in Ceramics from the newly created Graduate Program at NSCAD in 1976. Tim used the same local Nova Scotian earthenware clay in his graduate show that he would use for the next 40+ years in the pottery he would start with his business partner, Pam Birdsall. Birdsall-Worthington Pottery Ltd. was established in 1977 in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.
Tim’s use of slips has changed dramatically from the feathered decoration on his first brown earthenware bowls. He is now using combinations of drawing through the clay, sponging it, brushing it as well as painting with underglazes and coloured transparent glazes.
Tim’s work has been featured in 6 books (most recently Studio Ceramics in Canada by Gail Crawford), several magazines as well as private and museum collections. 40+ years has only served to increase his fascination with pattern and form and their endless combinations.
Tim’s use of slips has changed dramatically from the feathered decoration on his first brown earthenware bowls. He is now using combinations of drawing through the clay, sponging it, brushing it as well as painting with underglazes and coloured transparent glazes.
Tim’s work has been featured in 6 books (most recently Studio Ceramics in Canada by Gail Crawford), several magazines as well as private and museum collections. 40+ years has only served to increase his fascination with pattern and form and their endless combinations.