Jenny Beavan gave an interesting and inspiring talk on her artistic career and her work in ceramics. If you thought pottery was all about making teapots, forget it! She did show us some quirky and highly decorative teapot forms, but you couldn't have made tea in them. Jenny showed us slides of her inspirations and work she had produced during two long stays in Japan and while living in Yorkshire. But mostly she talked about the importance of Cornwall and the "Sense of Place" she tries to incorporate into her work. Devoran mu
d, Cligga Head, Geevor Mine, blow holes, beaches, rocks provided inspiration and raw materials. Using unusual techniques, such as multiple layering and slicing, mixing fine and rough materials, porcelain, glass, slips and glazes, even incorporating marsh grass which burnt away in the firing, working on both small scale and large scale, the results produced were intricate, semi-abstract and colourful.
d, Cligga Head, Geevor Mine, blow holes, beaches, rocks provided inspiration and raw materials. Using unusual techniques, such as multiple layering and slicing, mixing fine and rough materials, porcelain, glass, slips and glazes, even incorporating marsh grass which burnt away in the firing, working on both small scale and large scale, the results produced were intricate, semi-abstract and colourful. Find out more about Jenny at http://www.transparentrock.com/page/page/2413087.htm
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