Adam Dworski bust
Adam Dworski bust (mark)
Adam Dworski village
Adam Dworski village (back)
Adam Dworski village (mark)
Cylindrical Wye bowl
Cylindrical Wye bowl (mark)
Dworski bird-hat plaque
Dworski bird-hat plaque (marks)
Dworski fruit plaque
Dworski fruit plaque (mark)
Dworski fruit plaque (seal)
Dworski Madonna plaque
Dworski Madonna plaque (mark)
Dworski Madonna plaque II
Dworski Madonna plaque II (back)
Dworski plate
Dworski plate (mark)
Large Wye pot
Large Wye pot (mark)
Lidded Wye pot
Lidded Wye pot (mark)
Round Wye dish
Round Wye dish (mark)
Round Wye face plaque
Round Wye face plaque (seal)
Round Wye face plaque (signature)
Small Wye bowl
Small Wye bowl (mark)
Square Wye horseman plaque
Square Wye horseman plaque (mark)
Square Wye horseman plaque (signature)
Two Wye pots
Two Wye pots (mark)
Wye bird dish
Wye bird dish (mark)
Wye brooch
Wye chalice
Wye chalice (mark)
Wye condiment pot
Wye condiment pot (mark)
Wye divided dish
Wye divided dish (mark)
Wye figure vase
Wye figure vase (base)
Wye fish dish
Wye fish dish (mark)
Wye fish plaque
Wye fish plaque (mark)
Wye jug
Wye jug (mark 1)
Wye jug (mark 2)
Wye knight plaque
Wye knight plaque (mark)
Wye mug
Wye mug (mark)
Wye mustard pot
Wye mustard pot (mark)
Wye planter
Wye planter (mark)
Wye pot
Wye pot (mark)
Wye relief plaque 1
Wye relief plaque 1 (mark)
Wye relief plaque 2
Wye relief plaque 3
Wye relief plaque 3 (mark)
Wye scenic plaque
Wye scenic plaque (mark)
Wye scenic plaque (seal)
Wye sun dish
Wye sun dish (base)
Wye sun dish (profile)
Wye vase
Wye vase (mark)

Adam Dworski

Adam (Adaš) Dworski was born in 1917 in Rijeka, (which is now in Croatia) at the beginning of a very turbulent period in the area's history.

In 1954 he married and settled in Wales, starting Wye Pottery in Clyro, Radnorshire (now Powys) two years later. He had been an accomplished skier and founded a mountaineering society in his native Croatia, and felt at peace amongst the mountains of Wales.

He is primarily known for his decorative work although domestic wares were also part of Wye Pottery's output. His use of rich colours on his flatter pieces, plaques and plates, which often gives them a 'jewelled' or 'stained glass' appearance contrasts with the subtle tonings of his more sculptural pieces. Although undoubtedly a very fine artist, he preferred to think of himself as a craftsman.

His work is sought-after and he holds the distinction of having been chosen to supply two pieces for Sir Basil Spence's new Coventry Cathedral, and a black Madonna for Coretta Scott King, widow of Martin Luther King.

When he was in his eighties and the exertion of throwing and firing clay became too much for him he took to graphic arts, using pastels and acrylics.

Towards the end of his life he and his wife, Paddy, moved to Burgundy where he died in March, 2011.

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