Meet the team
Ros Poerwantoro
Digger, maker & tutor
Ros dabbled in ceramics throughout highschool and university but it wasn’t until a 3hr taster pottery wheel workshop in 2018 did she become hooked!
Ceramics began as a hobby & a chance to get away from the computer screen. A form of art therapy where she could switch off and make after a hard days work in the commercial interior design world.
Ros is a self taught potter- learning from watching endless videos and other potters at communal studios.
She believes anyone can have a go at ceramics and loves to share her knowledge & passion with others.
Her creations are inspired by her background in architectural design, food, bringing people together. Some are made from wild clays foraged in the UK.
Drop her an email for any queries, commissions or collabs - romud.ceramics@gmail.com
Murphy
Demolition expert/ reverse air purifier
You will find Murphy weaving around workshops eating clay scraps and demanding pats. He is quiet loud but its just his way of saying hello- Beware of the endless licks!
Look out for his new collection of personalised dog and cat bowls (Murphy’s Mates) coming soon!
Alys McAlpine
Ceramic workshop assistant
Alys first got caught up in the throws of ceramics ;) by taking Ros' 6-week Introduction to Pottery course. It was love at first throw.
Alys is continuing her ceramics training as a workshop assistant at Romud Studio, where you can find her assisting on taught courses, helping out with open studio sessions, and fist bumping Murphy. She loves the buzz of the studio filled with new potters figuring out their favourite building methods and individual style of making.
Sophie Passmore
Mud enthusiast, thread/dream weaver & tutor
Sophie has over 20 years of experience as an artist, maker and technical demonstrator. She received her studio pottery training back in 2000 in Vancouver, Canada, under ceramicist Sarah Coote. In 2005 she moved to the UK and worked as studio assistant for production potter, Arnold Rose. Sophie has been developing her practice in Brighton for the past 6 years, with a main focus on large classical form and slip decoration. Her latest collection explores repetition and motifs found in basketry and weaving.
Fun facts:
She has helped build the costumes for the Masked Singer television show, edited a music video for Chris DeBurgh, appeared on breakfast television after the health secretary to demonstrate to the nation how to make a mask out of a T-shirt.