Art Media: Ceramics

Nicola Gillis is a ceramicist based in Brighton, U.K. making functional tableware. Through her work she invites you to be mindful of each of our daily eating and drinking rituals by focusing on the vessels that we use, what we see, what we share, what we hold and touch. She takes inspiration from the East Asian… Read more »

‘I have been using clay for almost as long as I can remember, starting, like many, with pinched and coiled shapes at school. I have always loved how immediate and responsive it is as a material.  After my degree at Camberwell College of Art I made tiles, working on restoration projects. However, after starting a… Read more »

Working in porcelain and stoneware, I combine drawing, painting and printmaking to build narrative on the surface of decorative hand built ceramics. Fingerprints, brush strokes and making marks are intentionally left exposed to accentuate the relationship between vessel and subject. I initially studied Textile and Surface Design at Gray’s School of Art in 2010, before going on to… Read more »

Barry is a ceramic artist whose colourful, dynamic forms come out of a deep connection to the landscape. All the work, developed in series, is rooted in the directness and urgency of drawing outside; responding to the weather, drama and life which surrounds his garden studio by the river Flit in Bedford. Starting on the… Read more »

‘I make pots that are designed to be used in the home, a celebration and enhancement of the table. When I started making pots it didn’t take long for me to realise that I had a true passion for traditional slipware pots, especially old, functional country pottery. I wanted to create shapes that have roots… Read more »

Clementina has been a significant force in South African ceramics for the last three decades. Here is an artist working with a unique purity and vibrancy, from outside the British ceramic tradition. ‘I am in search for meaning and the expression of meaning in everyday items used for both utilitarian and ritual purposes. I am… Read more »

Since graduating from the celebrated Harrow Ceramics course in 1994, Daniel has worked from the same East London studio he helped establish. This continuity is reflected in his work with a commitment to exploring the same family of useful forms – plates, bowls, cups, jugs, vases. All pieces are hand-thrown porcelain with a pared down… Read more »

‘I make wheel thrown and handbuilt slip decorated earthenware, fired in an electric kiln. I would say all the work is functional. Working with slip is for me all about the moment, everything else is preparation for that. I prepare the materials, plans, ideas and myself and then stop thinking and act. Sometimes it works… Read more »

My ceramic work combines my sketches and observations of our everyday lives with a simple and fresh domestic pot. Looking at people, their actions and their surroundings, I illustrate the funny things from the way we live that bring humour and joy. Using my pots as a canvas, I boldly draw directly onto the white… Read more »

Jacqueline’s ceramic work draws inspiration from her immediate landscape. The pieces are extremely personal and solitary, displaying a simple and sometimes romantic narrative that is acquired from living within and exploring Exmoor on foot. The handbuilt vessel form is prosaic rather than purely functional, with titles that are quite suggestive and evocative, inviting closer scrutiny…. Read more »