ceramics

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  • Ceramic sculptors and makers in Lay of The Land

    Breaking down the boundaries between contemporary and applied art
    Paul Barratt, Director and Curator at Contemporary and Country by Paul Barratt
    Installation in the Fermoy Gallery, on the plinth Hesston Long Gone 2024 by Kathryn Hearn, selection on the table by Carolyn Brookes-Davies, Caroline Chouler-Tisser, Kathryn Hearn and Jack Wheeler
    Installation in the Fermoy Gallery, on the plinth Hesston Long Gone 2024 by Kathryn Hearn, selection on the table by Carolyn Brookes-Davies, Caroline Chouler-Tisser, Kathryn Hearn and Jack Wheeler
    One of the key components for C&C’s latest exhibition Lay of the Land in King's Lynn and the reason so many visitors have praised the quality of the work in the exhibition is the significant contribution made by artists and makers who work in ceramics. Thanks to artists like James Evans, Kathryn Hearn, and Nessie Stonebridge the exhibition marks the degree to which applied and contemporary art practice have transgressed during the last twenty-five years, confounding conventions for the medium, and opening up new possibilities for landscape as a genre.
  • Gallery Visit: Lucie Rie, Kettle's Yard, Cambridge

    The Adventure of Pottery: 4 March - 25 June, 2023
    Paul Barratt, Director and Curator at Contemporary and Country by Paul Barratt
    Lucie Rie vase with leaf design
    Lucie Rie vase with leaf design
    We were in Cambridge last week and got to see the Lucie Rie exhibition at Kettle's Yard House and Gallery, Cambridge. The exhibition is free and if you are interested in mid-century ceramics, the assembled work is breathtaking. It opened 4 March, and runs until 25 June, 2023.
  • Paul Vater, Director of Contemporary and Country by Paul Vater
    Ceramic Highlights from Laura Huston
    We are delighted to be able to take orders for some unique ceramic pieces from North Norfolk based ceramic artist, Laura Huston. Take a look at her ceramics in our home collection .We are delighted to be able to take orders for some unique ceramic pieces from North Norfolk based ceramic artist, Laura Huston. Take a look at her ceramics in our home collection .

  • Home is really where the art is...

    Selections from our collection of design for the home
    Paul Vater, Director of Contemporary and Country by Paul Vater
    Home Design - sculpture by Gary Breeze
    Home Design - sculpture by Gary Breeze
    Each of the works for the home we are currently exhibiting in our pop up in the stables at Houghton Hall is unique and shows that in order to have something beautiful, handmade for the home you needn't necessarily spend a fortune.
  • Making a Day of it at Houghton Hall

    Whatever your mood, Michael Wood's sculptural works will bring a smile to your face
    Paul Vater, Director of Contemporary and Country by Paul Vater
    Ceramics by Michael Woods
    Ceramics by Michael Woods
    These and more figurative ceramic pieces are a feature of our current pop up in the stables at Houghton Hall. As a sculptor, Suffolk-based Michael Wood's work is focused on the form and shape of the ancient pottery traditions, realised in a contemporary style using the ancient techniques of the hand built coil pot in stoneware, He works to achieve various textures and decorates with natural oxides, accentuated with contemporary glazes.

  • Paul Vater, Director of Contemporary and Country by Paul Vater
    Creating beautiful vessels using natural materials
    Our designer-makers create beautiful decorative furniture, soft furnishings and objects for the home using a diverse range of materials, often natural, associated with the eastern region. From seashells, hand-turned wood and ceramics, to wool, seaweed and glass. Here we are highlighting those among our exhibitors who create the most beautiful vessels for the home.