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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kiln, which has been superseded by the larger anagama style wood fired kiln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 to offer." |
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