Join Max Waterhouse as he shows us Jean-Nicolas Gérard’s latest major exhibition at Goldmark. He gives a personal story about a broken bowl and his own experiences with Jean-Nicolas’ incredible work.
Provence
A Unique Gift
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
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
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
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.
Featured Ceramics | Large Square Platters by Jean-Nicolas Gérard
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.
Profile | Jean-Nicolas Gérard: The Potter’s Potter
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: A Celebration | Goldmark Features
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.
Making | Jean-Nicolas Gérard Throwing Tall Beakers
In this short article French potter Jean-Nicolas Gérard describes how he throws his glorious earthenware beakers with his typical loose touch.
Making | Jean-Nicolas Gérard Throwing Vases
Here we look at how French slipware potter Jean-Nicolas Gérard throws his small vases in his Valensole studio.