Shorelines Video no 2

Thanks to Will Hall of Ripplewater productions for another lovely short video clip, and a lot of very patient editing - we shot most of the film on July 31st, but I've been making more of the slip trailed text pieces, and wanted to include them in the video as well.
You can see the video clip here or come along to Red Steps over the weekend of 9th - 11th October 2015 and see them on display.

BCB Stoke

Spent a couple of afternoons at the old Spode factory site in Stoke - atmospheric setting for the Ceramics Biennial.

It had a different feel to the last Biennial in 2013.  
There were still the fun and thought provoking exhibits such as the vending machine for pots - and I shall treasure my little £2 pot caught just in time.
However, there was much more evidence of looking to the future, and collaborations with industry, such as the exhibition of student designs using single fired materials, and demonstrations of 3D printing with porcelain - many thanks to Michael Eden for taking time to talk about how his work in this area fits within his creative process.
Lovely to see the outcome of the clay cargo project started a few years ago and linking Stoke along the canals to London.  The concerns about declining skills in manufacturing remain and I am looking forward to meeting Neil Brownsword at the Oxford symposium.

Shorelines Video I

Spent a day on the beach and a morning in my studio with talented young film maker Will Hall of Ripplewater Productions.
He has produced a couple of lovely short films and even braved walking out to sea with the camera to take some of these amazing shots.

You can access the first video here 

Art in Clay Hatfield

Lovely day at Hatfield, meeting so many talented makers.
Thanks to those who took time out of their day to talk at length about their practise, especially Jacqui Atkin, Adrian Bates, Jenny Beavan, Kate Schuricht and Tessa Wolfe-Murray.
It's worth checking out Paul Wearing's video showing how he achieves these beautiful surfaces

Paul Wearing

V&A - meeting the Artist in Residence

Matthew Raw gave us a great insight into his residency at the V&A, and talked through his developing practise with text and ceramics.

Learnt about his family background in typography and print, and how he presents his interest in post-industrial societies through clay and text.
The Artist in Residence studio looks out over the whole history of ceramics - must be wonderful to have the V&A collection at your disposal for research and inspiration every day...
Read more here