Ann Kelcey - Ceramics
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Detail of a slab built vessel
Contact Details
Address
Kelcey CeramicsMerryhill House
28 Knighton Road
Clun
Shropshire
SY7 8JH
Name
Ann KelceyPhone
01588 640137
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Porcelain vessels
I established Kelcey Ceramics in 2008 after graduating from Hereford College of Arts, with BA(Hons) in Contemporary Applied Arts. I am a Licentiate of the Society of Designer Craftsmen and an Associate member of the Craft Potters Association.
I make a range of unglazed Porcelain vessels, ranging in size from 2cm diameter to 40cam diameter. Some vessels are open, others have lids. Each piece or work is unique - I work intuitively with the materials, handbuilding all of my work, sometimes using a combination of throwing on the wheel with slab building. In each piece I explore the interaction between the thrown form and mark making, using copper, impressed stamps, and touches of glaze to create other dimensions within the piece.
The pieces are fired to a stoneware temperature of 1260˚C in an electric kiln. There is always an element of surprise after firing, both in the behaviour of the clay and where the copper has to some extent found its own path – factors I find fascinating and exciting. I am also intrigued by the ways in which the same ‘ingredients’ in a glaze, used in different proportions, can produce startlingly different colours and effects.
The inspirations for my work come from observing the effects of age and weathering on stone and wood, characteristics I am constantly aware of in my home and in the graveyard and Lych gate of our local Norman Church. Some of these qualities can also be seen within clay in its raw state, which can be captured or retained by kiln firing or, conversely, modified during the same process. I am also fascinated by spires, domes and similar structures and the ways in which independently or together they contribute to the skyscape.
The whole process of transformation at my hands of a piece of wet, pliable clay to a finished piece of work, followed by further transformation by firing in a kiln is immensely rewarding in its own right, but to produce artefacts that might enrich other people’s lives is the ‘icing on the cake’ for me!
Ann's work is currently available from 'Material Gallery', Market Street, Ludlow, and also at 'The Gateway' in Shrewsbury.