Description
Shallow Cylinder Deep Blue Green
Made with ultra thin slabs of textured terracotta.
Slip cast and applied decorating slips in layers with lush orange glaze interior
Perfect for candles or plants
Waterproof with care
Collect from gallery £55
Including UK delivery £65
H 6.5 x ∅ 12.5 cm
Paul had his first experience of ceramics during his foundation course at Berkshire college of art, he then went on to study ceramics and glass at Leicester Polytechnic. On graduating in 1983 he went on to work in a variety of jobs including bar work and in a contemporary glass gallery in London. In 1988 he studied for a PGCE in art and design education and worked as an art teacher for twenty five years, firstly in Essex and then in Cardiff, South Wales.
He left teaching in 2015 and have been working more or less full time on his own ceramics since then.
“My work has largely centred on the vessel, using ultra thin slabs of textured terracotta, assembled and fired multiple times aiming to transform very simple materials into pottery that has its own distinctive characteristic. I want to create vessels with interesting configurations, surfaces and textures.
I am fascinated by the alchemy that occurs when combining clay, smoke and fire culminating in the often magical changes that occur during the firing process. My work is fired multiple times, the final firing is a low temperature saggar firing with combustable materials producing a range of surprising and often unpredictable outcomes.
I have also developed my work to incorporate slip cast forms in terracotta, these are then altered with the application of extruded and sprig moulded additions.
I endeavour to explore the full range of possibilities of one simple form, constantly changing it in an effort to magnify its creative potential as much as possible. My aim is to create pottery with an almost classical and timeless quality.”
