[2] He worked for a time as a production thrower at a commercial pottery on the Isle of Skye, before moving to Wellington, where he is now based.
[3] Writer Anna Miles notes that Stratton's work "displays an avid interest in historic European forms of domestic pottery, somewhat improbably combined with autobiographical reflection.
"[5] Stratton maintains a large collection of technical ceramic manuals from the last two centuries, from which he has developed his techniques, in addition to international travel and research.
He undertook the residency in 2015 and displayed the resulting works at Te Uru in 2015-2016 in the exhibition Richard Stratton: Old Zealand New.
[7] The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa holds a number of Stratton's works.