Details
Wheel-thrown and altered ceramic
H. 41 x dia. 11.5 cm
Accompanying handmade shade available (shown in image)
About James Fowler
James Fowler is a self-taught potter based in South London where he practices a mix of wheel throwing and hand-building. He is interested in the formality of stacked geometric shapes contrasted with the spontaneity of energetic slip decoration.
Maker Q&A
What was your first artistic experience?
J: I grew up in the countryside and one summer, aged 5 or 6, a watercolour artist set up his easel outside our house to paint the landscape. I would go out to sit next to him and he would let me use some of his paints, and we would paint together every afternoon. He taught me the i
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Kirsty Adam’s work is both functional and holds aesthetic meaning, retaining the spontaneity and delicacy intrinsic to making on the potters’ wheel. A Japanese comb tool is used to create and enhance the throwing lines. Her Icelandic collection is the culmination of a research trip to Iceland to express the ‘otherworldliness’ of the landscape.
Kirsty is an award-winning ceramicist currently working from her studio in Newcastle upon Tyne. She originally trained at Brighton Art College and then on the potters’ wheel in Japan. She has developed a personal approach to throwing on the wheel using porcelain clay, to produce unique pieces for the home.