Jon Williams Studio Pottery
I have a collection of bee and bug shakers making their way to Contemporary Ceramics Centre in London.
The Gallery is the shop window for The Craft Potter’s Association of Great Britain and is ideally situated in the heart of the capital, opposite The British Museum in Bloomsbury.
I’ve been a professional member of the CPA ever since the start of my career as a maker, but this is the first time I have exhibited in their bi-monthly ‘Rotation’ programme.
Over the years I’ve collaborated with many talented and creative photographers to document my ceramics and social engagement practice. My current go to professional is George Nash AKA Beyond The Beaten Path.
George is communicative, super efficient and fun to work with. Can’t rate his photography and video making highly enough.
Love these ‘artist in the studio’ portraits George took a little while ago.
I’ve been developing more rattles and shakers, this time in the shape of bugs and bees. Each little beastie is made entirely from sections created on the potter’s wheel. The separate elements are joined together and smoothed to give the appearance of being whole. (Each bee has been made from x4 separate wheel throw sections.)
The freshly assembled insects above have just been coated in a layer of thick, luscious white slip and I think you’ll agree, they look pretty tasty at this stage.
They do change quite a bit when they emerge from the kiln:
To give you a sense of scale – each bee or bug can sit happily in the palm of one hand. Tiny little ceramics!
Tree Pringles!
The latest incarnation of x30 or so wheel thrown disks.
They made their debut at Fresh Air Sculpture Exhibition a few years back as a purely sculptural piece, stacked one on top of another to form two floor standing totems.
Since then, I’ve been experimenting with the work as an interactive resource in all sorts of settings and environments.
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They make excellent rocking pots too!
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They’ll have their next outing at the rescheduled Hellens Garden Festival 22 & 23 August 2020.
