Fire, Wood and Clay: What’s in an Aesthetic?

January 31, 2023January 24, 2023 by Jay

There can be no denying it: there’s something about wood-firing that produces special pots. But what is it about the wood-fired aesthetic (if there even is one) that captivates? Where does our appreciation for it begin? And, perhaps most important of all: is it still relevant today? Is the wood-fired aesthetic right for our age? … Read more

Talking Pots | Svend Bayer | Enormous Dish

June 13, 2024June 22, 2022 by Jay

This enormous dish is thrown from 30 pounds of clay! Svend Bayer reveals the inspiration behind the decoration of this wonderful charger and his happy discovery of the affects of his wood fired kiln on a kaki glaze.

Celadon

September 27, 2021 by Jay

What colour do you see, when you look at the heart of this celadon pot by Svend Bayer? Between the scallop shells, where the warm, yellow-grey glaze cools and illumes into this beautiful glassy pool. Do you see green, or do you see blue? Celadon is a complicated colour word (are there any that are … Read more

Talking Pots | Svend Bayer | Monumental Jars

June 15, 2024September 7, 2021 by Jay

In this film Svend Bayer explains how he constructs these imposing large jars. Achieving these dramatic glaze effects on such a large pot is fraught with danger and pitfalls. Svend discusses the glaze surface and describes how the beautiful ‘chunning’ effect occurs.

An Embarrassment of Riches

June 10, 2021June 8, 2021 by Jay

But what he had achieved, agreed Gil Darby, late curator of ceramics at the Victoria & Albert Museum, matched the finest Sung Dynasty pottery held in international collections. After six years shipwrecked on the ‘Isle of Despair’, some 40 miles from the mouth of the Orinoco river, Robinson Crusoe fashions himself a masted canoe and … Read more

Masterclass | Svend Bayer | Throwing a Large Pot

June 15, 2024July 5, 2018 by Jay

Master potter Svend Bayer filmed in his studio giving a mesmerising demonstration of throwing the base of one his iconic large pots. Svend uses between 32-38 pounds of clay in the base alone; his expertise makes the handling of this large amount of clay look seemingly effortless.

Events | Svend Bayer Ceramics Exhibition | 17/9/12

September 17, 2012 by Abu Morshed Julash

Back in September 2012 we held our third exhibition of pots by wood firer Svend Bayer, featuring over two-hundred exceptional new ceramic works.