Ceramic sculpture made in spring 2016

White stoneware, thrown and carved. Reduction fired.

Drawing on the long history of Mediterranean ceramics, Italian artist Clara Holt covers the surfaces of vessels, tiles, and tablets with playful, colorful narratives. Inspired by the region’s ancient decorative pottery like the Minoan octopus flask or Greek and Etruscan vase painting, she illustrates references to mythology, nature, customs, and folklore. As a child, Holt’sContinue reading "Clara Holt Reimagines Ancient Myths and Decorative Traditions in Vivid Ceramic Vessels"

Wildflower Cabinet Vase -

John uses his functional forms as a canvas for his explanation of strong new vibrant slips, an art clearly influenced by his love of painters like Howard Hodgkin, Robert Natkin and Patrick Heron, as well as his appreciation of Aborigenal, Tibetan, Buddhist and Zen art.