by Jon Williams | Mar 14, 2021 | Artist, Outside, Work in Progress
I love making these!!! – so much fun to produce! ?? They start life on the potters wheel as thin, solid cones. Texture is added whilst the clay spins and each one finally curled from the tip down. They’re insect antennae, added to the bodies of sculptural bees,...
by Jon Williams | Feb 24, 2021 | Artist, Exhibitions, Interactive Art
I have a collection of bee and bug shakers for sale at Contemporary Ceramics in London The gallery is the shop window for the Craft Potters Association of Great Britain (CPA) and exhibits the greatest collectible names in British ceramics alongside the most up and...
by Jon Williams | Feb 14, 2021 | Exhibitions, Experiments, Interactive Art
I recently made a selection of high fired bee and bug shakers for a gallery in London. The high temperature makes for a satisfying ‘ring’ when the rattle is shaken. As I was lowering the last beastie into the kiln, I decided on a whim to save it from the...
by Jon Williams | Jan 14, 2021 | Artist, Experiments, Interactive Art, Work in Progress
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...
