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A version of this article has been published for the London Potters Magazine - Issue August/September 2022. Out now. To discover more join the London Potters as a member. Be part of a great inspiring and supportive family for potters and ceramic artists. Just fresh from publications, a new book taking a particular view on... Continue Reading →
Pottering Around. In Conversation with WeiKeong Tan
Originally published on Redfin.com Art can make any house feel like a home, but sometimes it can be a challenge to find art pieces that speak to you and reflect your design style. With many different art forms, there are some pieces that could fit well with your existing decor and others that may not.... Continue Reading →
Pottering Around. In Conversation with WeiKeong Tan
A solo show by Swedish Ceramic Artist Kina Björklund. Historical references abound in the work of Kina; decoration found in 18th-century ceramics, old lace, antique brooches, and old ironmongery. Kina uses these "tools" to stamp her plates and bowls. They provide intricate patterns. She uses terracotta clay and white transparent glazes, which look like icing... Continue Reading →
Italian Threads has been extended to 20 June 2021. The Estorick Collection is reopening to the public on 19 May 2021. With the reopening of the Gallery, the exhibition Italian Threads: MITA Textile Design 1926-1976 has been extended to 20 June, to allow time for those of you who missed it last year to see it before... Continue Reading →
Interbeing is the culmination of several months of research, an exploration of collaborative ceramics and sound art in both the United Kingdom and China. Artists and Curators Kay Aplin and Joseph Young have been working on projects together for several years now. Interbeing looks into the possibilities of making work connecting two very distinct cultures... Continue Reading →
POTTERING AROUND. In conversation with .. Alice Duck 1. How did you start your pottery journey?I started making ceramics in my little attic room of my Bristol flat after I left Uni. I did Fine art at Uni that was mainly video/photography and when I left I just couldn’t get a job! One day instead of... Continue Reading →
Portrait. Photo credit: Asia Werbel for John Smedley Every time you launch a new project you think, believe and hope, that the project will always continue on a smooth route. Then ‘things’ take over, commitments, deadlines become tight and then a great passion, without paying the bills, takes a back seat. In the background of... Continue Reading →
The first major museum exhibition of one of the world’s most influential fashion houses. Dates: Opening September 2020 at the Design Museum, London The exhibition will offer unprecedented insight into Prada’s creative approach, inspirations and landmark collaborations. Facing the future, it will explore Prada’s transformation of the idea and practice of fashion and the continuing evolution... Continue Reading →
Pottering Around. In Conversation with .. Emily-Kriste Wilcox
Pottering Around. In Conversation with Kirsty Adams
10 Corso Como presents "Unique Pieces" an exhibition by Rosanna Bianchi Piccoli, from Thursday 24th October 2019 to Monday 6th January 2020. Rosanna Bianchi Piccoli is an artist known for her research into ceramics from its origins to the present day. On display, a selection of faience: Cosmopiatti and Vasi Sacri, rigorously unique works, the... Continue Reading →
Drawing Matter. An exhibition by Eleanor Bartlett, Lucinda Burgess and Carole Pearson at no format Gallery, Arklow Road, Deptford SE14 6BN. From 6.11.2019 to 10.11.2019 Eleanor Bartlett, Lucinda Burgess and Carole Pearson all emphasise the nature and character of different kinds of matter, be it graphite, wax, tar, paper, wood or metallic paint. They are... Continue Reading →
At the end of the summer I started working on a series of conversations with a selected selection of modern ceramicists and today I am so happy to share my latest digital chat with Kira Ni, a very enthusiastic potter that shares with us her secrets and discoveries ..Her relationship with clay and porcelain ...... Continue Reading →
Emily-Kriste Wilcox is a specialist in handbuilding and has been a professional ceramicist for 14 years. She has recently been awarded "Best Artisanal Interior Decor Products 2019" for her innovation in business as well as overall outstanding achievement. Emily has developed her ceramic practice to create pieces suitable for interior décor, with an emphasis on bringing... Continue Reading →
An exhibition of new ceramic and textile works by Renee So, created during a residency at West Dean College. From Saturday 28 September until Sunday 12 January 2020 at De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on Sea, Sussex. Just a week ago today, I was on my way to Sussex for work and pleasure. I hadn't... Continue Reading →
“In modern art, as everyone knows, the beauty of deformity is very often emphasised, insisted upon. But how different is Korean deformity. The former is produced deliberately, the latter naturally. Korean work is merely the natural result of the artisan’s state of mind, which is free from dualistic man-made rules… Here lies buried the mystery... Continue Reading →
This 25th Anniversary exhibition is to celebrate Joanna Bird’s life as a Gallery owner exploring decorative objects and fine art over the last 30 years. The show seeks to capture an enlightened world where beautiful objects appeal and amuse – some charmingly suggest whilst others demand attention – to be handled, utilised, arranged, hung high, touched... Continue Reading →
50 unique works of art from the collections of the Musée National Picasso in Paris, on display at MIC Faenza from November 1st 2019 to April 13th 2020 in dialogue with the sources that inspired the artist 50 unique pieces from the collections of the Musée National Picasso-Paris will be on display at the MIC in Faenza,... Continue Reading →
Mari Balsamà Wilson 