Talks and Demos November 2021
Saturday
11am Richard Baxter ‘Ways and means’ www.richardbaxter.co.uk
Richard Baxter will do a ‘show and tell’ on making tips. Usually there are logical reasons for the way tools are used, and these make things happen in a particular way. Every potter works slightly differently. Come along and see if you learn anything from his odd ways
1pm Justine Allison www.justineallison.com
Justine will be demonstrating making a slab built tapered vessel from porcelain, rolling out the clay and constructing one of her beautiful pieces
3pm Ashley Howard ‘Meditations’ www.ashleyhoward.co.uk
Ashley Howard’s Meditations exhibition held in Guilford cathedral in 2018 resulted from a four-year project involving the development of ideas uncovered in his previous research project Ritual and Setting at Winchester cathedral in 2009. It began with a residency at Shigaraki, Japan and culminated in the exhibition at Guildford. The project saw the development of onglaze enamel colours leading to a new body of work that is continued today. Meditations was the latest in a tradition of contemporary ceramics exhibited in ecclesiastical settings in the UK. Earlier precedents were set by Hans Coper in Coventry Cathedral (1960s) and Robin Welch at Lincoln Cathedral (1980s).
Sunday
12pm Hiro Takahashi www.hirotakahashi.co.uk
Hiro will demonstrate her way of making shapes, a created process she calls ‘pinch and slap method’. It relates to principles of zen at the time Raku was invented. She will also show how she finds inspiration for design. Althogether it is an aspect of Wabi-Sabi in mind.
2pm Richard Wilson ‘ Form and design’ rwilson-ceramics.co.uk
A demonstration Exploring the connection between form and design colour and slip techniques.
Talks and Demos November 2019
Saturday
11am Sharon Griffin ‘The Human Form’ www.sharongriffinart.com
Sharon will be demonstrating how she builds a life sized clay head without the need to use an armature or “hollowing out” afterwards
1pm Jane Cox www.janecoxceramics.com
3pm Tessa Wolfe Murray ‘Taking Shape – My journey from Inspiration to Vessel’ www.wolfemurrayceramics.co.uk
Sunday
12pm Craig Underhill ‘Surface’ www.craigunderhill.co.uk
Craig will demo slab building and some surface mark making techniques using engobes, and talk a little about his influences and journey so far.
2pm Steve Woodhead ‘Art for Everyday Living’ www.stevewoodheadceramics.co.uk
Steve describes his traditional and funky domestic ware as “art for
everyday living”. In this lively session, Steve will be demonstrating how
he brings life and individuality to every domestic pieces.
Film Screenings 2019
Saturday
12.15pm Ceramic Review ‘Masterclass Tapes’
5 of the Ceramic review masterclass tapes
2.15pm Unfired
A film by Arijit Chatterjee, Patrick Shanahan and Asha Sumra
Unfired is a lyrical reflection on the spaces and resources of the Mangalore Tile industry. Terracotta production was initiated on the Malabar Coast, South India by German Missionaries in 1865 and triggered a widespread practice of building and living with clay. With the industry in a state of severe decline, this short film interweaves footage of functioning, abandoned and falling factories to reveal the rhythms and qualities of these environments. Select spaces are subtly re-appropriated to project imaginations for the future use of the spaces, products and clay.
4pm
Sunday
11am Ceramic Review ‘Masterclass Tapes’
5 of the Ceramic review masterclass tapes.
1.15pm
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Exhibitors
This year we are extremely excited to announce that Andy and Di McInnes, former owners of the show, will be exhibiting! For those not already in the know, as well as running the Art in Clay shows, Andy and Di have been keen collectors of fabulous ceramics for many years. They will be bringing a selection of pieces to sell – more information on this soon!