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Yo Thom, who is
originally from Japan, was a full-time apprentice at Maze Hill from 2000 to
2002. Today Yo has her own studio “in the middle of Dalston
Junction” and will be showing examples from her functional Ai range of
pottery, which has developed from her love of Japanese Indigo fabrics and its
traditional patterns. Alongside these she has selected to show several
wood-fired pots that she has fired in John Butler’s kiln in Surrey. Below are
examples of the Ai range and not specific items available at the exhibition. |
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Katya
Nosyreva, who was born in Russia, had
completed her undergraduate degree at Camberwell before joining Lisa in the autumn
of 2001, staying for 2 years. Currently, Katya is working on her PhD at the
Prince’s School of Traditional Arts, bringing together her travel
experiences, including trips to Uzbekistan, Egypt and India, and artistic
practice in the context of geometry and Islamic art and architecture. Katya
still works in clay, although in a very different way to Maze Hill, and has
had several commissions, including one for tiles and panels for a palace in
Jordan. Below are examples of the type of work Katya will be exhibiting. |
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Adam
Frew should
need no introduction to Harlequin regulars as this will be his third show at
the gallery. Still potting in Northern Ireland, as he was on his last Harlequin
visit in October 2007, Adam is now working in porcelain to make his
functional pots and expressive vessels that are fired in either a wood or gas
kiln. Two examples of work in the exhibition are shown below: - |
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Billy
Lloyd - I remember going to Billy’s graduation
show at Camberwell a few years back and being impressed by his sculptural
ceramic forms. After graduating he spent a short spell at Maze Hill before
embarking on an apprenticeship with the potter, Julian Stair. Today Billy is
still based in S.E. London where he makes functional porcelain tableware,
which shows a sculptural consideration that harks back to the work I saw at
Camberwell. Sets available at the exhibition will include the following: - |
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Yoji Yamada contributed
to the Harlequin Japanese Pottery exhibition last spring towards the end of
his year at Maze Hill and has since gone back to Japan to continue with his
pottery career. Now based in Shigaraki, near where he was born, he is sending
over a selection of work from his first firing there. These he describes as a
cross between Kohiki pots and English slipware, which he aims to develop with
subsequent firings. Below are examples of the pots on their way over for the
exhibition. |
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Lukas Moravec,
who originally became interested in pottery in his native Czech Republic in 1995,
started working at Maze Hill last year and continues to assist Lisa. Besides
carrying out his usual duties, Lukas has been given time to make work for
this exhibition that shows a considerable talent and a fascinating
interpretation of ideas and influences. Below are examples of his work in the
exhibition: - |
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Lisa Hammond will
be contributing some recent work to the exhibition – two examples that are
still available are shown below: - |
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Recently
Lisa has instigated the “Adopt a Potter” scheme with the aim of obtaining funding
for apprentices to work with potters in the UK. More information can be found
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