Only Clay 2022 - Learning from Ceramic Fairs
I had a very enjoyable visit to Only Clay in Sheffield. It was a relatively short distance, and I loved the industrial setting. It has...
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Madeline Wynne
Aug 22, 20222 min read
Vorticism, vertigo and perspective
This week the newspapers reported that a painting by Helen Saunders, titled Atlantic City, that was deemed to have been lost, but has...
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Madeline Wynne
Aug 17, 20222 min read
Advice on scaling up - Fountain St pieces.
I have contacted a couple of people for advice about scaling up these pieces to a larger size. I have emailed Mark Cumberlidge the...
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Madeline Wynne
Jun 26, 20221 min read
Reflections on Ceramic Wales
1. A kind supportive group makes for a happy experience. 2. Don't expect glazing and firing to go to plan build in time to reglaze 3....
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Madeline Wynne
May 1, 20221 min read
Colour inspiration - with help from Mari.
These are a couple of quick sketches from my sketchbook in acrylic showing a palette of blues, greens purples pinks and greys. (Im afraid...
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Madeline Wynne
Apr 10, 20223 min read
CAL 2022
My focus during the CAL visit was on colour, although I still have some questions on form and glaze, I am trying to narrow down my...
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Madeline Wynne
Mar 17, 20221 min read
Gallery visits
Today I visited the Manchester Open exhibition at HOME. There was a lot of work on display, mainly figurative paintings, drawings and...
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Madeline Wynne
Oct 31, 20213 min read
Visit to the BCB
I made two visits to the BCB this year, and visited three venues, The Goods Yard where the main event was held, The Spode Factory and The...
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Madeline Wynne
Oct 14, 20213 min read
Potter, Ceramicist or Designer/Maker?
I went to the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair yesterday, at Victoria Baths Manchester, this visit reminded me of a discussion we...
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Madeline Wynne
Oct 9, 20213 min read
GNCCF - Sense of Place
I went to the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair yesterday, at Victoria Baths Manchester. This event was very different from the...
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Madeline Wynne
Sep 7, 20212 min read
York Ceramics Fair
I visited York Ceramics Fair on Saturday with Andrea, the venue was in a great location in the centre of town, within easy walking...
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Madeline Wynne
Aug 1, 20212 min read
Potfest in the Park
This week I visited Potfest in the park, it was such a pleasure to be able to study contemporary studio ceramics close up, after such a...
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Madeline Wynne
Jul 18, 20213 min read
Contemporary Artists using slab-building - My top 3
Throughout this assignment I have been trying to identify artists who use slab-building techniques, ideally with an urban feel, so here...
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Madeline Wynne
May 9, 20212 min read
Hand -made qualities.
Today I took part in two online artist talks, and both were very inspiring. This morning Deiniol Williams gave a talk to MA Ceramics...
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Madeline Wynne
May 9, 20212 min read
Urban/Metropolitan artist inspiration
Top row 1 L to R Minkyu Lee, William Mitchell, Gunhild Aaberg Row 2 L to R Lubna Chowdhary, Sarah Fraser, Bryan Hopkins Row 3 Lto...
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Madeline Wynne
Apr 4, 20202 min read
William Mitchell
I like this artist, because I like Brutalist architecture, and his work tends to be found attached to buildings of this kind. In the...
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Madeline Wynne
Feb 15, 20202 min read
James Tower
After presenting my drawings for the self-initiated project, Dave suggested I research the artist James Tower, as some of my forms were...
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Madeline Wynne
Nov 18, 20191 min read
Likes
The likes exercise below gives an early indication of some of the making processes that I like to use, and the aesthetic that I like to...
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