I first found myself on the Goldmark website some years ago in search of prints from David Hockney’s Grimm’s Fairy Tale series. I had little or no interest in ceramics at the time. My favourite mug was a gift from Thamesmead Prison where I’d done a workshop, printed with an aerial view of the prison … Read more
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.
In April 2013 we were delighted to announce an exhibition featuring ceramics by leading French potter Jean-Nicolas Gérard.
