the continuing conversation between art and life
Here is an example of Beverley's work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCvxjjrx49E If you'd like to see more of her work, Beverley currently has an exhibition at the Contemporary Ceramics Centre, called "Tidal Echoes", until 15th September. Blind from birth, Beverley uses texture as a way of seeing. And here is a lovely 12 minute wordless video of …
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Lina Lav makes beautifully handpainted ceramics, based in North Carolina
What do you see in this featured photo of one set of Fiona's ceramic works? (My answers at bottom of this post). Here's a brief taster of an article in Craft Scotland - full version here. she'd like her work to be on show at the new V&A in Dundee, Scotland (currently being built) she …
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Enjoying the work of James Ward, aka Jimbobart particularly on plates: ... and there are doormats... a welcoming masked panda or a vaguely threatening cat ("I'm so sorry Mr Bond, but my villainous sidekicks must kill you - it's in their job description"... is what I imagine him saying) Jimbobart's works are available to …
words you don't see often together. But if you sighed over the Sytch Farm Studio ceramics featured recently because you live nowhere near their studio - there are good news for folks in Birmingham and London as Gill Thompson has been in touch to say they will be at Taste of London and the BBC Good Food …
From subtle textural fossil to glowing coloured interiors of vessels... Sytch Farm Studios has got it going on. Potter Gill Thompson throws, turns and glazes the works, in Shropshire, England SY5 7LL - and you can choose from a wide range of colourways to make your own dinner service (a lovely indulgence for a wedding …
Having a little fun at my work does not make me any less of an artist, and people who appreciate truly beautiful and original creations in pottery are not frightened by innocent tomfoolery Clarice Cliff, 1931 (Left) This is the type of funky 1930s ceramics whacky shapes and imaginatively handpainted home plates, bowls, teasets …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G-2rgFLYzo That hourlong interview with Decca Aitkenhead, 2012, for the Guardian. Questions posed by the audience. Grayson Perry's voice makes a lot of sense. Once you realize that his Alice-in-Wonderland dress is intended to be funny - and he encourages his art college students to think of the most ridiculous outfit possible - your brain …
