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matthew foster
Matt Foster works at the Leach Pottery, St Ives where he is the studios production manager, alongside this he continues to develop his own studio practise at the gaolhouse pottery, also in St Ives.
His main interest is in form, surface and gesture of making, always focused on the pot’s suitability to its function and aiming for his interpretation of the Mingei Philosophy. He is influenced by potters such as Shoji Hamada, Bill Marshall, Warren Mackenzie, John Reeve, and is currently looking at peasant stonewares of the Korean Yi dynasty, Gongxian pottery, Tang dynasty Chinese pottery and porcelain pots from the Chinese Sung period.
“I want to engage with as many people as possible by trying to communicate what I feel, in terms of personal expression in pottery and personality. What I’m trying to do is make work that honestly fulfills the purpose for which it was made and becomes deeply embedded in the life of the people who take it home. I also want the work to look fun and have a personality of its own, hopefully bettering the chance that the user will develop a relationship with it."
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ankor ceramics
Ankor is a craft studio run by creative partners, Tegen Montgomerie & Jethro Lynch. The studio works with a variety of mediums - clay, silver, paper, wood and cloth. Situated in the far West of Cornwall, it is somewhat inevitable that the spirit of the sea and coastal landscape is captured throughout the studio’s work and their range of functional stoneware pottery. There’s a story held in each item; an energy or touch that remains in the piece. There is life within these creations that cannot be achieved by machine, a sort of joy relayed from the maker to the customer.
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Shannon
Bartlett-Smith
Formerly of Leach Pottery, Shannon now works from her own beautiful studio just a stones throw away from us here at Tremenherere Sculpture Gardens. Shannon’s work perfectly balances function and form and her pieces provide a joyful lift to everyday living.
“I embrace the fact that each item is uniquely handmade, for example a makers mark in the form of a finger outline where I held the pot to glaze it, or using my hands rather than tools as much as I can, allowing the pot to tell a story of its own creation”
With a mindful approach to sustainability, Shannon fires her work at lower temperatures, uses clean energy and ensures clay has been mined with less invasive methods.
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rebecca Harvey
Rebecca Harvey studied at the Royal College of Art. Her pottery has evolved from her interest in 18th century Creamware and Japanese ceramics. A warm, soft satin glaze envelops the calm but strong forms in a smooth, rich, tactile surface. She was honoured by a Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust in 2005 and is a dedicated teacher. She is also known for her publications on glazes and ceramic tableware. Her work can be found in both public and private collections.
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EMMA SAFFY WILSON
Working out of her studio here in Penwith, Emma Saffy Wilson creates beautiful truly unique pots using the ancient japanese method of Kurinuki. By carving and hollowing out from a single block of clay to create interior space and applying multi faceted glazes no two pieces are ever the same.
Pigments, dirt and the earth are at the core of all of Emma’s creative practices. “The cultural significance of dirt and mould is multi-layered. The universal subjects of growth and decay, fertility and death are inevitably interrogated when working with such elemental substances. There is something truly transformative in working with them”.
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