Peter Hayes - Bottle Peter Hayes was born in Birmingham in 1946, he studied at the Mosely School of Art & Craft in Birmingham from 1960 - 67. Peter has worked as a potter and ceramic sculptor in Africa, India, Japan and New Mexico. Whilst working with tribes and village potters he was intrigued that with limited technology and basic tools the craftsmen produced exquisitely beautiful surfaces. Over the years techniques learnt on his travels have developed his own work; he builds up layers of textured clay, combining burnishing and polishing with surface textures, and introducing resin, copper, iron and glass into some pieces. He achieves wonderful forms and finishes and now has several major pieces cast in bronze. His sculptures vary from the intimate to the monumental. “I am naturally drawn to shapes of artefacts and objects from other cultures and other times that remain timeless. My main aim in my work is not to compete with nature; but for the work to evolve within the environment. Minerals such as iron and copper that I introduce into the ‘Raku’ ceramic surface have their own effect on the clay. This process continues with sanding so that the texture and cracks do not interrupt the surface but become an organic, integral part of the patina. Each individual piece takes on its own developing surface, its own history and its own aesthetic. I am merely the maker. ” Peter Hayes Currently pots at The Studio ; 2 Cleveland Bridge, Bath,BA1 5DH For more info see here: peterhayes-ceramics.uk
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 09:02:57 +0000
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