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(A version of this article has been published on the London Potters – Magazine - October/November 2022 – Issue No. 211) It was one of the hottest weekends of the summer in Britain. But nothing could have stopped a trip to one of the most important ceramic shows of the year. Celebrating Ceramics in full... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 Art in Clay is on in Farnham. The Pottery & Ceramics festival is open today and tomorrow for you to explore a selection of potters and ceramic artists. Here's a selection of some of them. If you are around the area and interested in pottery .. don't miss it. My five picks from the... 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 →
“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 →
‘Re-Use, Re-Think, Re-Imagine’ presents the work of seven UK-based experimental artists and makers, whose practice explores unique responses to materials and process. The group exhibition will feature new and existing works, spanning glass, ceramics, found objects, textiles and furniture. Whether repurposing, recycling or innovating, each of the makers are challenging traditional conceptions of craft and... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago I went to my local Museum to visit Cleo Mussi new exhibition.Museum in the Park is hosting until the 26 of August 2019 a new collection of inventive mosaics by Stroud-based artist Cleo Mussi. An ornament of comely grace featuring garlands of the head, nosegaies and poesies for the recreation of... Continue Reading →
Botanica, is a new exhibition curated by Flora Goodwin and Omar Mazhar for the Tristan Hoare Gallery in London, which focuses on the work of a diverse group of artists who have sought their inspiration from the natural world. From ancient times through to today, artists have interpreted nature in different ways and for different... Continue Reading →
Mari Balsamà Wilson 