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Alan Ball celebrates his 90th Birthday with a showcase exhibition of larger scale ceramics, alongside memorabilia and archive pieces from his career of 60 years. Born in 1935, Alan Ball trained and worked as a design engineer for many years. He began making pots in 1965. A founder member of Northern Potters, Alan had a studio and worked and taught as a full time self-employed potter at Washington Arts Centre for 20 years. He now works from his home studio making smoke decorated sculpture and one-off pots and bowls.