Karen Downing

Karen throws carefully considered porcelain pots for everyday use. Her forms are elegant yet robust: these are pots to be held,  filled, drunk out of and eaten from. The purposeful use of one material (porcelain), a single creamy white glaze, a deliberately restricted vocabulary of form and the process of repetition throwing combine to create both unity and diversity in her work. Together these limited elements become a multitude of subtle variations that slowly evolve and are quietly, but constantly, refined and distilled.

 

The pots are hand thrown and, although ‘repeats’ are thrown, the nature of porcelain, and of the throwing and firing processes, ensures that no two pots are ever exactly the same. Subtle variations in size, form and glaze finish are inevitable, as well as desirable, and give each pot its own particular nuance and character.

 

Karen gained a BA from Georgetown University in Washington, DC, served apprenticeships with Jill Hinckley in Washington and Tom White in Massachusetts, then worked at Penland School of Crafts (North Carolina) before settling in the UK.  Her work has been widely exhibited in the UK and also in Europe, Japan and the USA. She now lives and works in the Brecklands of Norfolk.

Karen Downing
Slim bud vase KD65Y761
£44.00 £39.68 outside the UK

PRODUCT CODE:KD65Y761

Karen Downing
Small wide bowl KD65Y750
£46.00 £41.48 outside the UK

PRODUCT CODE:KD65Y750

Karen Downing
Small upright bowl KD65Y745
£46.00 £41.48 outside the UK

PRODUCT CODE:KD65Y745

Karen Downing
Medium upright bowl KD65Y748
£56.00 £50.50 outside the UK

PRODUCT CODE:KD65Y748

Karen Downing
Slim bud vase KD65Y759
£44.00 £39.68 outside the UK

PRODUCT CODE:KD65Y759

Karen Downing
Medium upright bowl KD65Y747
£56.00 £50.50 outside the UK

PRODUCT CODE:KD65Y747

Karen Downing
Small wide bowl KD65Y753
£46.00 £41.48 outside the UK

PRODUCT CODE:KD65Y753

Karen Downing
Slim bud vase KD65Y758
£44.00 £39.68 outside the UK

PRODUCT CODE:KD65Y758

Karen Downing
Small upright bowl KD65Y742
£46.00 £41.48 outside the UK

PRODUCT CODE:KD65Y742

Karen Downing
Medium upright bowl KD65Y746
£56.00 £50.50 outside the UK

PRODUCT CODE:KD65Y746

Karen Downing
Medium wide bowl KD65Y756
£56.00 £50.50 outside the UK

PRODUCT CODE:KD65Y756

Karen Downing
Medium wide bowl KD65Y757
£56.00 £50.50 outside the UK

PRODUCT CODE:KD65Y757

Karen Downing
Shaker dish KD65Y772
£122.00 £110.01 outside the UK

PRODUCT CODE:KD65Y772

Karen Downing
Medium wide bowl KD65Y755
£56.00 £50.50 outside the UK

PRODUCT CODE:KD65Y755

Karen Downing
Bowl KD65Y775
£98.00 £88.37 outside the UK

PRODUCT CODE:KD65Y775

Karen Downing
Medium upright bowl KD65Y749
£56.00 £50.50 outside the UK

PRODUCT CODE:KD65Y749

Karen Downing
Medium wide bowl KD65Y754
£56.00 £50.50 outside the UK

PRODUCT CODE:KD65Y754

Karen Downing
Bowl KD65Y776
£110.00 £99.19 outside the UK

PRODUCT CODE:KD65Y776

Karen Downing
Bowl KD65Y774
£98.00 £88.37 outside the UK

PRODUCT CODE:KD65Y774

Karen Downing
Jug KD65Y673
£49.00 £44.18 outside the UK

PRODUCT CODE:KD65Y673