Elspeth Owen Ceramics

Elspeth delights in the accidental the playful in painterly shades and effects of cobalt pigments in blue green violet grey.

Elspeth owen ceramics.

Elspeth owen ceramic small bowl 07. Owen came to ceramics late after taking a b a. The oxford ceramics gallery 29 walton st. Each piece contains a contradiction.

Smoked fired pottery jane perryman bloomsbury publishiing 1994 the complete potter s companion tony birks octopus 1993 dictionary of studio potters scolar press pat carver 1990 oliver watson british studio pottery christies phaidon my country is the whole world cambridge womens peace collective pandora press 1984. Geoffrey swindell ceramic miniature vessel 039. In modern history at cambridge and. She is less interested in the finished pieces and the idea of putting them behind glass so that they can t be touched is an anathema to her.

Elspeth owen s ceramics are found in museum collections all over the world and are all made in her studio in a former cricket pavilion in grantchester. The wabi sabi in the earthy ceramics of elspeth owen when i look at the marvelous rough hewn ceramics of english artist elspeth owen i immediately think of wabi sabi the simple and pure lifestyle and decor readily introduced to the mainstream by master decorator axel vervoordt. Elspeth owen ceramic small bowl 05. Elspeth owen is very much concerned with the tactile qualities inherent in her forms while she is making them.

Elspeth will talk about the centrality of touch in the making and enjoying of pots and there will be an opportunity to handle some of her works. Jan 27 2017 this pin was discovered by lynda anne raubenheimer. Elspeth owen ceramic rattle 025. Discover and save your own pins on pinterest.

Elspeth owen by davecataloguer on january 19th 2015 9 49 pm a group of her works i ve loved her work since i was a student at a show she did about seventeen years ago with edmund de waal at the alpha house gallery dorset where i got the seal form two i brought from oxford ceramics and the other two a job lot at auction. Solo exhibition 2013 st ives new craftsman gallery 2012 oxford oxford ceramics gallery. Geoffrey swindell ceramic lidded vessel 027. Elspeth owen ceramic small bowl 06.

Her pots appear so delicate and fragile.