Artist Interview: Jack Doherty
Millie Cluzan at Maud & Mabel interviewed Jack Doherty in October 2022, in the lead up to his solo exhibition Vocation.
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Kireina: Beauty in Simplicity
The Japanese word kireina (綺麗な) can translate to ‘beautiful’, ‘neat’ and ‘clean’, a polysemy conflation reflecting a ponderance of beauty in simplicity. These aesthetic concepts are at the heart of...
Poetic Evocations: Wintry Colours
Just as the dropping temperature and dark days can make us feel cold and sombre, and warm interiors and twinkling lights can make us feel warm and cosy, colours can...
Soda Firing: Marked by Flame
Soda firing is a firing technique where a vapour glaze made of sodium oxide (soda) glazes the clay body of the pottery during the firing process.
Quotidian Companionship: Contemporary Ceramics in Living Spaces
Ceramics formulate our most intimate spaces and we make sense of our attachment to home through manoeuvring around and using these crafted objects...
Bernard Leach and British studio pottery: Foundations and Lineage
Bernard Leach and British studio pottery: Foundations and Lineage The intricate ties between British studio pottery and Japanese ceramics can be traced back to the interwar period and actors at...
Wintry Festivities: Harmonious Warmth
Wintry Festivities: Harmonious Warmth The winter solstice, marking the official beginning of winter with the longest night of the year, is one month away. Winter can be simultaneously festive and...
Studio Visit: Annette Lindenberg
The team at Maud & Mabel interviews ceramicist Annette Lindenberg on 14th October 2022 in her London studio. London-based ceramicist Annette Lindenberg speaks to us about the inspirations behind her works,...
Studio Visit: Paul Philp
During our visit to Paul Philp’s airy studio in his mews house located in Bath, UK, we witnessed the close attachment between the artist and his craft. We also spoke...
