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Nina Peskett The items below are some of Ninas work currently available at the
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Nina
Peskett originally trained in architecture and
whilst working as an architect developed a long-term interest in ceramics.
This she developed by attending a number of courses with tutors that included
Katerina Evangelidou and Siddig El Nigoumi. Eventually she decided to take a
degree in the subject and graduated from the Surrey Institute of Art and
Design in Farnham in 1997. The following year she was selected to participate
in and exhibit at the International Workshop of Ceramic Art in Tokoname,
Japan, where her interest in wood firing began. Following a short course with
Nic Collins, she built a small experimental kiln, which has been superseded
by the larger anagama style wood fired kiln that she currently uses. Nina's work is mostly thrown but
she does some slab building and decoration is limited to slips freely applied
and glazes generally to the interior. As Nina says, "I like to work in a
direct, free and immediate way, trying to retain the energy of the making and
the qualities of the wet clay. I am happiest with strong plain forms, which
offer an uncomplicated surface to receive the action of the ash and flame of
the firing process. I enjoy the excitement and surprises that the firing has
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