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Painting Pots | Christopher P. Wood
There has been a wonderful creative symmetry fulfilled during the creation of these painted pots. The initial impetus for the project came from a series of paintings which were themselves first inspired by ceramic painting: the naivety of early Delft tiles; the strange, ubiquitous pattern named ‘Willow’, with its decorative … Read more
The Glow of Life | Mike Dodd
I was sufficiently moved to make the radical change from the worthy study of medicine to the making of pots. I’ve always had an interest in words: where they come from, how they are used and so on. So, back in the ‘80s, whilst driving into Carlisle to start my … Read more
Bending the Rules of Tradition
At the very end of the main street in Mashiko there is a three-way junction. To the right is the road to Kasama, a neighbouring town also known for its pottery; to the left, the Town Hall and the bus stop for the (very early) bus to Tokyo. Straight ahead … Read more
Lee Kang-hyo: Potter of the Four Elements
Art critic David Whiting discusses the work of major Korean potter Lee Kang-hyo, in particular his giant onggi jars and his punch’ong moon jars.
‘Pots to Give and to Hold’: Why We Love Eating from Handmade Ceramics
Even the most ascetic, least material of monks has need of three things: robes, in which to clothe himself; a temple, in which to shelter himself; and a bowl, with which to feed himself.
In Focus | Painting with Metal: Phil Rogers on Korean ‘Buncheong’ Pottery
Almost from the very beginning of my professional life as a potter I have been drawn toward Korean ceramics. Buncheong is a contemporary term that describes a dynamic, bold and strangely modern ceramic type that was made throughout the Korean peninsula during the first 200 years of the Joson Dynasty (roughly … Read more
Exhibition Review | Anne Mette Hjortshøj at the Goldmark Gallery 2016
The reception of the November 2016 ceramics exhibition of work by Anne Mette Hjortshøj was overwhelming. Originally consisting of an astounding 380 pots – a number that could comfortably fill 2 independent shows – Goldmark sold over half the exhibition pots before we had even opened. Since then, more and … Read more
Profile | Jim Malone
Jim Malone was born in Sheffield in 1946. After the death of his father, his mother moved the family back to her native Wales. Malone went to train as a teacher in Bangor in 1966 and then accepted a teaching post at a school in Essex in 1969. He continued … Read more
In Focus | Time for Tea: the Humble Joy of a Handmade Mug
In his seminal 1975 publication The Philosophy of Andy Warhol, Warhol wrote of Coca-Cola as an icon of consumer egalitarianism: ‘What’s great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see … Read more
Featured Ceramics | The Wabi-Sabi Aesthetic: Yohen Dish by Ken Matsuzaki
Ken Matsuzaki does not allow his noborigama kiln to rise beyond 1250˚c. Five or ten degrees in excess of this limit, for even a few minutes, could make a seven-day firing, containing nine hundred pots – half a year’s income – and consuming upwards of fifty sacks of coal and two and … Read more
Profile | Randy Johnston: An Expansive Vision
American potter Randy Johnston’s expansive vision is constantly bringing together past and present, the conceptual and the formal, in the service of his art.
Profile | Warren MacKenzie: A Self-Confessed Man of Mud
At 94, Warren MacKenzie is still to be found at his foot-powered treadle wheel throwing the loose, lively pots that made him America’s most famous potter.
Featured Ceramics | Slipware Press-Mould Dishes by Doug Fitch
In these dishes, produced with Michael Cardew’s old press moulds, Doug Fitch distills an intimate bond with the local landscape with a modern touch.
Featured Ceramics | Large Square Platters by Jean-Nicolas Gérard
These huge square dishes, with rumpled, up-turned edges, become vineyards or lavender fields in miniature: sgraffito scars mimic row upon row of grape vines.
In Conversation | An Interview with Potter Walter Keeler
Ahead of our major exhibition of ceramics by renowned British potter Walter Keeler, we headed over to Monmouth to meet him in his studio.
Events | Kang-hyo Lee Major Ceramics Exhibition | 30/9/17
Goldmark are thrilled to announce our second exhibition of ceramics by Lee Kang-hyo, one of the finest potters presently working in Korea.
Featured Ceramics | Giant Korean ‘Onggi’ Pots by Kang-hyo Lee
In the swirling surface of Kang-hyo’s Onggi, the musical tempest thunders on. Vigorous and meditative, they offer nourishment for the soul.
Supporting Ceramics | Clay College Stoke: An Exciting New Venture
Clay College’s prospective programme looks to be taking ceramics teaching back to the essential basics, from throwing to firing and glazing.
In Conversation | ‘Playing with Fire’: An Interview with Nic Collins
In this intimate interview, British potter and wood-firer extraordinaire Nic Collins discusses his ongoing relationship with fire and clay.
Making | Talking Pots: Nic Collins on his Pottery Forms
Nic Collins is one of the best wood-firing potters in Britain. Here he talks about some of his favourite forms and the methods behind them.
Events | 5 Mashiko Potters Exhibition | 3/6/17
Looking around this exhibition space, one would be hard-pressed to find five more wildly distinct potters to represent the town of Mashiko.