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Old soldier and bird: a ceramic sculpture

£190.00

6 × 3 × 14.5 cm
99 gm
mixed clays and oxides

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Description:

This unique piece with its highly patinated surface has been made using a variety of clays and decorated with oxides between multiple firings.

Weight 99 gm
Dimensions 6 × 3 × 14.5 cm
Story:

Old Soldier and bird: birds seem to feature quite often of late. This stoic sentry remains motionless on duty. Immune to distraction. I’m not sure if the bird is an unexpected guest or his mascot?

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Mainland UK £10.00 5 day(s)
UK Highlands and Islands £10.00 5 day(s)
Northern Ireland NA NA
Western Europe NA NA
Rest of Europe NA NA
USA and Canada £25.00 10 day(s)
Far East / Australia-NZ NA NA
Worldwide NA NA
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Artist Return Policy : This item can be returned.

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Derek Matthews: Crackingpots

Derek Matthews is a Selected Member of The Craft Potters Association.

Many of his ceramics start with a narrative that’s either imagined, half remembered, carefully researched or commissioned.

Working on one piece at a time, every piece he creates is totally unique.

“My output is low and slow”

“I work with a variety of clays into which I often add other fragments of material. These ”inclusions” plus the use of oxides and multiple firings add to the alchemy and often give the clay a distressed or patinated surface.”

A love of whimsy, folk art, religious and tribal art and his background as an illustrator, all go into the mix.

Derek was once described as “Possibly one of the UK’s most successful illustrators that no-one has ever heard of.” For more than forty years, with agents in London ,Tokyo and Toronto he created work for a raft of top flight international and UK clients. The Snappy series of children’s books he illustrated won several awards, sold more than 13 million copies worldwide and even managed an American number one best seller.

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