Explore the interplay between natural and man-made landscapes in the upcoming exhibition, ‘Drawing Connections,’ featuring the ceramics of Jane Cairns, Rachel Wood and the late Adela Powell.
Adela Powell’s stoneware creations, inspired by the coastal and river environments of Cornwall, are characterized by her spontaneous and artistic approach to glazes and slips. Jane Cairns’ sculptural ceramics, created by hand, reveal the hidden beauty of frequently overlooked places, while Rachel Wood’s ceramics mesmerize with their expressive and intricate surfaces, layered with slip and glaze.
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Adam Frew works in porcelain, creating thrown functional and large one-off pots. He revels in the spontaneity of throwing, the speed of production, seeking to reflect this energy in his distinctive mark making. These marks are continually evolving, but are always energetic and confident.
Adam works in contrasts: of lines or washes, glazed and unglazed, blues and oranges or reds and more recently, applied ridges. “A sense of energy has always been central to my work. Working with the clay in a way that is fluid and quick, and doesn’t require much reshaping.”
Charles Bound ‘s work is unconsciously influenced by significant periods of time spent in the USA, Africa, and the UK. Loose and elemental, it reflects the rugged landscape of Wales, particularly of the farm environment where he lives and works today.
Akiko Hirai makes largely functional ware using the Japanese tradition of allowing the clay itself to show the way in which it wants to be fired. She tries not to control her materials but to let them and the unpredictable environment of the kiln dictate much of the resulting shape and colour of her work.