by Carole Epp | Jan 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
I recently came across the work of Marianne Hallberg and figured I’d better share it with you all as it’s so lovely.
Sadly her website isn’t in english but here is the google translate version, which is hopefully accurate enough.
“The material I use is stoneware with a white tin glaze, decorated with cobalt oxide. Firing temperature is 1250 ° C.
Use items are rolled to be thin and beautiful. I have interested me for ornamentation, studied the flowers, exploring symbols, squares, dots, stripes, and combined them like patch quilts, to tell you about my approach to beauty and desire.”
See more of her gorgeous work here.
by Carole Epp | Jan 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
For more info please see Jeremy’s website.
To book a place print out this booking form available below and return to the address on the form. Booking Form (pdf document 176kb)
by Carole Epp | Jan 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
For a while now I keep meaning to post about a lovely new potter I recently stumbled across. Well new to me, maybe not to you. I instantly fell in love with these beautiful pieces. Here’s a bit from his profile:
“My ceramic work is both practical for the enjoyment of everyday use as well as aesthetically pleasing for the presence in a room. I choose the wood fired process solely because it is an extension of my finding experience when creating. The wood fire process truly is an exciting adventure with discovery and the unexpected which is one of the most valuable experiences of human existence.”
Find out more about Gary here or shop for his work here.
by Carole Epp | Jan 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
Well rather than have a full productive day in the studio today, I spent the day shoveling out a path to my studio and unearthing my car from the surrounding 3 foot snow drifts, only to have to repeat said shoveling again this evening. It’s Canada and it’s February and we’re all too tough to just give up and declare snow days so there you have it. We had to shovel in order to get the cars out to get to work tomorrow morning. Good news is, it’s likely going to continue to snow a good 10 cm more overnight….how is any of this relevant to ceramics? Well it is my hope that someone, anyone out there might be so kind hearted as to offer me a job somewhere, anywhere other than here…
(where I was today)
(where i’d rather be. why did i ever leave???)
Okay on a more serious note I’ve realized that what goes around truly does come back around. Looking at some of the functional tests I’ve been playing with lately I suddenly was reminded of a piece I made quite a few years ago in grad school, which at the time turned into a dead end, but go figure it’s rearing it’s head again.
back to 2003:
currently in the studio:
Similarities, yup. Interesting. So either I’m a one trick pony or there was something there the first time and I gave up too quickly…well see where it goes this time.
by Carole Epp | Jan 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
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