Bringing together the joy of colour with bold and creative shapes, this exhibition celebrates the versatility of clay as seen in expressive statement ceramics. The show features recent work by three high profile makers.
Tanya Gomez is a renowned for her undulating porcelain vessels in her signature lustrous hues. Working from East Sussex, she throws the vessels in sections on the wheel, later joining them and sculpting the rims when the clay is leather hard. She conducts multiple firings to achieve her brilliant finishes. In this exhibition Tanya introduces softer glazes in celadon and white alongside the energetic hues for which she is known.
“This body of work is full of joy in making and an affirmation of what I love doing. I know the pieces well and there are challenges in each vessel.” –Tanya Gomez
Jenny Southam‘s hand built and decorated figurative sculptures draw from the realms of European and English mythology, from domestic incidents and rituals, and most recently, from vintage knitting patterns. The Devon based artist predominantly uses a lightly grogged terracotta, which picks up the most subtle of modelled figurative expressions. Each ceramic piece is its own psychological drama.
“When I enter the studio I am searching for that serene state of absolute absorption that making and drawing can gift us, which we all wish will, in some manner, enrich our audience.” –Jenny Southam
Richard Wilson interprets the beauty of the creative world around us through patterns and colours, using pots as three-dimensional canvases. Through works that explore a simplicity of form he will showcase decoration created using iron pigment he collected from the cliffs at West Bay.
“Decoration is the journey I take to balance colour and design. I treat the slips like oil paints, using different brushes to create shapes and pattern, and draw with a slip trailer on top.” –Richard Wilson
Together these artists present a show full of diversity, colour, expression and craftsmanship.
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Twelve new members of the Craft Potters Association exhibit their inspiring work in this second group show of 2024. Expect to be impressed once more, by a selection of skilfully made sculptural, figurative, organic and functional forms.
Marina Bauguil, Daniel Chau, Moira Goodall, Björk Haraldsdóttir, Paul James, Jaeeun Kim, John MacKenzie, Ania Perkowska, Birgit Pohl, Amanda-Sue Rope, Jessica Thorn, Kate Windibank
Adam Frew works in porcelain, creating thrown functional and large one-off pots. He revels in the spontaneity of throwing, the speed of production, seeking to reflect this energy in his distinctive mark making. These marks are continually evolving, but are always energetic and confident.
Adam works in contrasts: of lines or washes, glazed and unglazed, blues and oranges or reds and more recently, applied ridges.“A sense of energy has always been central to my work. Working with the clay in a way that is fluid and quick, and doesn’t require much reshaping.”Adam Frew works in porcelain, creating thrown functional and large one-off pots.
Charles Bound ‘s work is unconsciously influenced by significant periods of time spent in the USA, Africa, and the UK. Loose and elemental, it reflects the rugged landscape of Wales, particularly of the farm environment where he lives and works today. The indeterminate process of seeing how it goes has always motivated Charles; often with the friendly eye of a visiting granddaughter who would help him decide what a piece was to be as it was developing.
Akiko Hirai makes largely functional ware using the Japanese tradition of allowing the clay itself to show the way in which it wants to be fired. She tries not to control her materials but to let them and the unpredictable environment of the kiln dictate much of the resulting shape and colour of her work.