Watch our new 15 minute film as Japanese potter Takeshi Yasuda makes one of his signature celadon glazed, porcelain vases. ‘Not many potters would realise what I’m doing,’ he says as he constructs his vase in 3 parts, thrown upside down. Filmed in his studio, located in the porcelain capital of the world Jingdezhen, China, this film of Yasuda goes a little way to revealing why he is one of the most inventive potters working today.
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Exhibition | Jean-Nicolas Gérard
An opportunity to enjoy an extensive walk around French slipware master, Jean-Nicolas Gérard’s 2020 Goldmark exhibition. Max Waterhouse introduces us to Gérard’s new range of white ware and talks us through a variety of very individual, whimsical forms and expressive, animated decorative techniques.
Masterclass | Phil Rogers | Throwing a Flattened Vase
Phil Rogers gives a a live demonstration at Goldmark Gallery and throws a flattened vase. In conversation with the audience he talks about his 40 year love of throwing, what motivated his decision to add wood firing to his repertoire and the ‘memory’ of clay.
Critics Choice | Ken Matsuzaki
Potter, writer and academic Sebastian Blackie takes a look at Ken Matsuzaki’s 2011 exhibition at Goldmark Gallery. It was extraordinary that the exhibition took place at all. Ken’s hometown of Mashiko had been devastated by a huge earthquake in March that year; fortunately these pots had been dispatched for the UK just before it had struck.
Masterclass | Clive Bowen | Decorating a Plate and a Vase
Watch renowned slip-ware potter Clive Bowen during a live demonstration of slipware decorating at Goldmark Gallery. He discusses the influence of ‘The Unknown Craftsman’ and how his love of music inspires his work.
Critics Choice | Jim Malone Part 1
Max Waterhouse talks about Jim Malone’s pots, in particular his Korean inspired vases and his use of brushed decoration.
Talking Pots | Svend Bayer | Vase
The choice of clay body has wide implications on the finished pot. Svend Bayer illustrates this with a vase loosely based on a Korean Silla Dynasty pots. He discusses the surface decoration and the construction method.