Brian Barkworth has entries in the 1977 and 1982 directories, at which dates he was based in Thirroul, NSW, working full-time with one assistant to make thrown domestic stoneware and porcelain, and teaching part-time at Wollongong TAFE. He had studied at Wollongong Technical College and at Sydney Teachers' College and was particularly interested in bare clay, ash and salt glazes and other natural materials. His mark is recorded as a 'B' in a rectangle.