Matthew Blakely
Dartmoor Moon MB280Y263
This stoneware jar is entirely created from clays, rocks, and minerals that Matthew has collected from individual locations. His work immediately connects one with the geology and landscape of Britain.
The jar is wheel-thrown and fired in a wood kiln. Dartmoor rock glazes based on a rare aplite with local sedimentary rocks and kaolin from the Dartmoor granite.
£671.00 PRODUCT CODE:MB280Y263
Signed:
Signed
Height:
18 cm
Width:
18 cm
Materials:
Stoneware
Firing Technique:
Wood
Technique:
Thrown
SOLD
About this maker
Matthew’s work explores the links between ceramics and geology and place, making pieces entirely from geological samples that he has collected from specific locations around the country, and that illustrate the ceramic qualities inherent in these materials.
