It happens in an instant. She had picked up the plastic cup from the floor and, unthinking, in one motion, lent back and let it go, watching it hang in mid-air for a second, before seeing it tumble into what had looked like an empty sink. A sharp ring, followed by the mocking laughter of … Read more
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.
Jean-Nicolas Gérard has been working from his studio in the south of France for over 15 years now, producing loose, lively terre vernissée – the French term for slip-decorated earthenware – and enlivening the local Provençal traditions of slipware pottery.
Jean-Nicolas Gérard is a potter who understands the importance of pots that nourish. His work sings when used and brings life to their contents.
In this short article French potter Jean-Nicolas Gérard describes how he throws his glorious earthenware beakers with his typical loose touch.
Here we look at how French slipware potter Jean-Nicolas Gérard throws his small vases in his Valensole studio.
