Ceramics Repairs & Restoration

My name is Victoria and I’m based in Alderbury, south of Salisbury. Although I’m retired I continue to repair ceramics as it is a skill I gained following a course in Ceramics Repair and Restoration. I find it satisfying giving life back to a wide variety of ceramics that may have otherwise been discarded.

If you have a treasured piece of ceramic that you would like to use or display again go to the Contact Page for further information.

A Few Examples : Before, During, After

Ceramics restoration can be a lengthly process and requires time, skill and patience. If the item has been repaired it will need taking apart, given a good clean and piecing back together to see what’s missing. The bonding and filling are a slow process as every stage needs to cure and dry. Any excess adhesive needs to be removed, gaps need to be filled, cured and polished until smooth. The item will then need to be hand painted or air brushed where necessary and glazed before being returned to the owner.

The lid of this Japanese jar had been smashed! it arrived in the post with a “Good Luck” card. Fortunately most of the pieces were there. It is now back on display.

This Dachshund arrived with a broken leg and tail, missing both ears and a front leg. He was returned to the owner in his former glory!

This much admired bowl was destined for the bin but after bonding, filling, painting and glazing it was ready to hold fruit again.

This little piggy bank came in with a very “rustic” repair and bits missing. Once the old glue was removed it fell into many pieces. This took a fair amount of skill, patience, a steady hand and several coats of paint! The owners were delighted.

This large elephant arrived in several pieces along with a bag of bits, some of which I was unable to use and replaced with filler. The filler was polished until it was smooth, the damaged areas had three coats of paint and finally glazed and polished. Hopefully he will no longer be kept on the floor!