Laura Pehkonen – Ceramics In The City

Laura Pehkonen, Pasila. Kuva: Miikka Pirinen

“I am looking for contrasts, proportions, balance and presence in my work. Regardless of the material or technique, I am curious to do try-outs. Ceramic, mixed media and painting. Rather than repeating a single format, I provoke myself with several materials and techniques.” You can see more of Laura’s work here

Laura Pehkonen, Pasila. Kuva: Miikka Pirinen
Laura Pehkonen, Pasila. Kuva: Miikka Pirinen
Laura Pehkonen, Pasila. Kuva: Miikka Pirinen

David Garland – The Painterly Potter

Born in England in 1941, David Garland grew up in New Zealand. In 1961 he returned and trained at the London College of Printing. Later, he taught there, and at the Bath Academy of Art, Corsham, as a senior lecturer.

He was also working as an artist. His first one-man exhibition of paintings was at the Drian Galleries in 1963.

in 1972 he was taught to make pots by the potter Jonathan Atkinson, and set up a small pottery in Oxford. IN 1975 he moved with his family to the Gloucestershire Cotswolds, where he built painting and pottery studios and a large wood-fired kiln.

At present he makes slipware, painted with oxides – cobalt, manganese, copper and iron, fired in an electric kiln. He sells mainly from the studio. and commissions from interior designers and private clients.

You can view more work here