Many thanks to Summer and her team for the piece about me and my pots on the Hurun Report platform. Lots of videos for English speakers, Chinese words for Chinese speakers and images for everyone!
BRINGING POTS TO CHINA
I had such fun showing my Geometric Collection at the Best of British exhibition in Shanghai at the end of October. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet new friends and find out more about the Chinese market.
I made the decision to leave the remains of the collection in Shanghai, to take advantage of the various opportunities that were on offer. I’m looking forward to future developments!
Thank you so much to Media-10 for arranging the show, to Cristina Liu from Rennie for making the plinths and to the wonderful Sophia Ni who worked tirelessly as my translator.
It goes almost without saying that Marcus Cole and Issy Ogden’s designs for the plinths were a total success and that without Jamie Cole’s enthusiasm and persuasion, I would not have been there – or had such a successful time.
Thank you all.
Best of British – Shanghai
NEW VIDEO
Here is a lovely video of some of the pots that were exhibited at the Herrick Gallery in February. Courtesy of Marcus Cole.
A new commissioned vase
It’s not often that a client takes you to their home, points to a place on their sideboard and says “Make me something to go here.”
This is especially welcome, when ‘here’ is in a beautiful room, surrounded by understated but incredibly elegant abstract paintings, lit from both sides with generous windows looking out onto fabulous, mature gardens.
A wonderful challenge.
This slipcase vase, part glazed and part exposed underglaze, is my response.
Special edition of Vogue Living in German Vogue
What to say? Privileged, delighted, lucky? Whatever the appropriate word is, I’m amazed to have one of my pots featured in the Modern Art section of Vogue Living, in German Vogue June 2018.
Thank you Katharina Hesedenz for selecting Flat Oval Vase: Arrow Heads (i) and to Vanessa Daly for photographing it so beautifully.
Another commissioned piece….
In stark contrast to the previous commission, this one specified bright, colourful, sunny and three-dimensional…
Many thanks for the challenge Laura!
Commissioned piece….
I’m delighted with this commissioned piece which pares back the Arrow Head pattern to a monochrome design, really emphasising the twisted shape of this vase.
Thank you Jonny and Wei!
Pot video 5
The fifth video that Arnaud made is of one of the vases in my Tall Oval Vases collection. The woven pattern is generated by straight lines running from one side of the small oval at the base to the other side of the larger oval at the lip.
To find out more, and see other pots that I have made, do visit the webpage. Prices and commissions on request.
