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New Wood-fired Stoneware
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A further select of pots in the exhibition can be viewed
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Chris currently makes
domestic pots, large and small garden pots, garden seats and sculptural
pieces and the exhibition will have examples covering most of this work. Chris's influences are
numerous and varied. For a long time he has been interested in tribal art and
the influence of this, together with the work of Siddig el'Nigoumi, his first
pottery teacher, can be seen. There is also a bow to Michael Cardew via
Michael O'Brien, although this is less obvious now that Chris has started to
explore new processes. The real change in
Chris's work came about in the spring of 2000 when he knocked down the two
chambered wood fired kiln he had used for twenty years. For some time he had
not been satisfied with the results and wanted to have more surface texture
and the evidence of the firing process on his pots. He had been impressed by
the work coming out of the kilns of Nic Collins and Svend Bayer and so he
built himself a single chambered catenary arch kiln. In this kiln many of the
pots are in direct contact with the wood and embers during the firing
process. Chris says that this method increases the risks involved but
believes that the potential for interesting results far outweighs these
risks. As Chris says, " I
have had to learn how to use this new tool and that in itself has been
beneficial in injecting new enthusiasm into my work. I hope that the pots in
this exhibition reflect that enthusiasm." |
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