Recently inspired by archive footage of the Morecambe Bay Swimming Challenge I endeavour to convey the powerful emotions that swimming in cold water can produce, both euphoria and mindful calm. Sculpting in stoneware I finish my pieces in oxides and underglaze.
Oh if I had my time again I would have been a potter! Having taken up pottery later on, I have enjoyed developing skills and ideas for making ceramics. I have my own studio in Storth where I throw and hand build my pots, some functional and some just for arts sake. I cannot say I have “a style” and I want my makes to be viewed as individual and quite obviously not made in a factory so you will certainly find an eclectic mix of pieces available.
Multi award winning artist & ceramicist Jan produces figurative porcelain sculptures, portraits, small vessels and a unique range of ‘wearable art’, influenced by surrealism and historical costume.
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Inspired by the local landscape, the ripples in Morecambe Bay, the reflective deeps of the Lakes and the damson orchards around her studio at Halecat House, Witherslack, Lara hand throws functional and decorative pottery in stoneware and porcelain.
She decorates her work using slips and glazes developed to her own recipes, that include Halecat clay, slate dust and Morecambe Bay mud, that create a subtle natural finish.
[email protected] – halecatartsandcrafts.co.uk – facebook.com/halecatpottery
I make a wide range of beautiful, hard wearing and functional pots for everyday use, at a reasonable price. Individual pieces are often influenced by Morecambe Bay, its colours and found materials.
[email protected] – http://www.millpottery.co.uk/ – 07546369884
