Exhibitions I have been to during my Masters journey..so far. The BCB - likes:

The first exhibition I went to was the British Ceramics Bienniel at Stoke. This was a University outing and we certainly did fit a lot into the day, with a visit to Potclays and factory tour at the end.

I have categorised the exhibits at All Saints Church into three categories: Likes, Not so much and Dislikes. We did a presentation on Likes and Dislikes, which is printed out in my Reflective Journal.

Likes

I like the very clean shapes and understated colour.

I really like the detail in the undersea forms. Very realistic, yet imaginative

I was not very taken with Rebecca Appleby's work at the time, but after hearing her speak and looking at her website I liked her work, and especially the concept behind her work.

Detail of Rebecca's work. This was from the Gaia series made for the BCB. Gaia is from Greek mythology meaning Goddess of Earth, personification of earth spirit. All living and non living things on earth function as a superorganism.

This exhibit I thought was very clever. It uses a mirror behind the images. I am in the photo as I was taking it! Also uses sgraffito, a decoration method that I use quite a lot.

I like the freeness of the design and colour. Also its not too neat.

This was my favorite exhibit. I loved the bright light in her eyes, like an animal questioning something or trying to understand. The green slime dripping through is the life force (green) falling through the hands of mother earth.

This sculpture is by Dorcas Casey, a Danish artist. For me this was mother nature in the form of toads, shielding man's eyes on all the destruction he has committed on earth. Nature still trying to be kind to mankind.

More toads!

This car is a nod to the (nightclub) culture of the 80's and 90's in the Northwest. This was mentioned by Jenny Rutter, of Super Slow Way, in one of our lectures. Very North West feel, I grew up in the late seventies and eighties.

I just loved this exhibit for many reasons. Firstly it reminds me of farming. I lodged on a farm in Shropshire in the early nineties, with my horse, Punch, with me. I used to help with milking before work. I also love the splashes of pink and gold, and nod to figurines made in Stoke. I found it comforting, homely and natural. A familiar subject amid all the abstract.

This exhibit to me seemed a bit space age. They are soap dishes. Nice simple and aesthetically pleasing colours. (see below)

This exhibit looked fun to me, especially the brightly coloured wall plaques. See writing below.

See writing below. We have done natural and man made shapes.