A Unique Gift

September 6, 2021 by Jay

The sureness of hand and eye gives the work a childlike spontaneity only mastered through years of experience. This is the third solo exhibition of Jean-Nicolas Gérard’s pots at Goldmark. What more can usefully be written? I suspect many of the gallery’s patrons are already converted, enthusiastic to see his latest works. They will not … Read more

Pottery of Great Humanity

April 12, 2021 by Jay

His work offers solace, not as something into which we may withdraw or retreat, but as a pottery that sustains through its form, through its warmth and confidence, and through the food it so naturally holds for us. His is pottery of great humanity; for it gives us the earth. My sister once told me … Read more

In Conversation | Jean-Nicolas Gérard | Part 2

June 15, 2024July 5, 2018 by Jay

Often described as the potter’s potter Jean-Nicolas Gerard tells us of the pleasure and inspiration he gets from travelling all over the globe within the crafts community.

In Conversation | Jean-Nicolas Gérard | Part 1

June 15, 2024July 5, 2018 by Jay

French slipware potter Jean-Nicolas Gérard talks about the inspiration he has drawn from local Provençal pottery and the countryside around his Valensole home. He speaks of the joy of making utilitarian ware to be used and enjoyed everyday, the influence of Japanese pottery, the decorative techniques that he employs and his need for spontaneity, focus and freedom when he is working.