In these dishes, produced with Michael Cardew’s old press moulds, Doug Fitch distills an intimate bond with the local landscape with a modern touch.
These huge square dishes, with rumpled, up-turned edges, become vineyards or lavender fields in miniature: sgraffito scars mimic row upon row of grape vines.
Jean-Nicolas Gérard has been working from his studio in the south of France for over 15 years now, producing loose, lively terre vernissée – the French term for slip-decorated earthenware – and enlivening the local Provençal traditions of slipware pottery.
Jean-Nicolas Gérard is a potter who understands the importance of pots that nourish. His work sings when used and brings life to their contents.
In this short article French potter Jean-Nicolas Gérard describes how he throws his glorious earthenware beakers with his typical loose touch.
Here we look at how French slipware potter Jean-Nicolas Gérard throws his small vases in his Valensole studio.
It can be difficult to spot how different marks on a pot have been achieved. Here’s our short guide to ceramic decoration to get you started.
To coincide with the arrival of a new batch of pots from Devon, we’re featuring our feature-length ceramics film on renowned slipware potter Clive Bowen as this week’s Profile.
In April 2013 we were delighted to announce an exhibition featuring ceramics by leading French potter Jean-Nicolas Gérard.
