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John Shirley: I have been working in ceramics since 1970. Having always been drawn to its translucent and ethereal qualities I worked mainly in porcelain for a number of years. My current work is in Bone China which due to its exceptional translucency seems to be the perfect material for the expression of my ideas. I employ a variety of surface treatments, including cutting and piercing as well as a combination of wax resist and soluble metallic salts, which permeate the body and create a 'watercolor' effect. I currently run a number of ceramic programmes and workshops and lecture at the University of Johannesburg on a part-time basis. I am a member of the International Academy of Ceramics and am a fellow of Ceramics Southern Africa

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Clay Club

Plastic Jesus - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHf7TD4qwjk
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FADA Gallery: University of Johannesburg.

Vanley Burke Retrospective, By the Rivers of Birminam; Exhibition Opening and launch of Accompanying Public Programme. - Vanley Burke. *Velrose*, *Cannon Hill Park*. 1972 (c.). *The Vanley Burke Retrospective exhibition titled, By the rivers of Birminam, opened at the FADA ...
1 day ago
musing about mud

emerging artist: Jessica Hodgson - JESSICA HODGSON ARTIST STATEMENT WWW.JESSICAHODGSONCERAMICS.COM Growing up on a conventional family farm in Southwestern Manitoba, I was raised wit...
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Ceramics Southern Africa

55 years of Creativity -
3 days ago
Pinchpots

Simon Carroll Exhibition at the V & A - In London for the conference "Ceramics in the Expanded Field" at the University of Westminster, I ended the weekend with a visit on Sunday to the V & A Mus...
4 days ago
weddwould

Pot culture - Melbourne is a city with a rich and ever growing popular music culture. From the early 1960’s the music emanating from Melbourne has had a particular ...
6 days ago
CLEMENTINA CERAMICS

THE TABLE | AN EXHIBITION OF CERAMICS - These mugs and bowls are on show at a ceramic exhibition in Kimberly at the William Humphreys gallery.
1 week ago
EUGENE HŐN : CERAMIC ARTIST

Celebrating the Handmade from Taiwan; the transfer of skills - from childhood to the aspiring ceramist .The Yingge Museum, Ceramics Riverside Park and the Ceramic District. - I obtained a Fine Art University qualification from one of the leading Art Schools in the country, The Michaelis School of Fine Art, specializing in Cera...
2 weeks ago
Contemporary Ceramics

Rafael Perez - Looking - Rafael Perez LookingJune 19th - July 19th 2014 Ceramic Drawing ‘The driving force behind my work has always been surprise and curiosity. Bearing in mind...
5 weeks ago
Sofia's Dad's Pots

Mount Up For A (Re)Treat… - Not sure if you all are aware but the Mary Anderson Center for the Arts located at Mount St. Francis in Indiana, just a short hop across the river from dow...
2 months ago

Links of Interest

My Website
Ceramics Southern Africa
International Academy of Ceramics
Art @ Work Today
Ann Van Hoey
Andrew Livingstone
Angela Mellor Bone China
David Schlapobersky & Felicity Potter
Lisa Firer
Gary Holt Pottery
Sasha Wardell
Critical Ceramics
Studiopottery.co.uk
pulsceramics
Oxford Ceramics

Popular Posts

Pierced Bone China Vessel

My first work in bone china was for a B Tech in Ceramic Design. This pierced bowl was made at that time. I graduated in 2003
Landscape Bowl

2007 . The decoration on this piece is inspired by the local landscape. Notice on the inside of the bowl how the soluble salts permeate the...
My Casting Process

Here I am showing the casting process I use to make my Bone China vessels which are later decorated with soluble salts before being fired t...
Latex Resist Technique

This is the first of a series of 'how-I-work' posts. Here I use rubber latex as a resist method that I apply with a squeeze bottle...
Recent Work

A selection of some of my recent work

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