Demos and Talks

Join us in the Old Library for a weekend of demonstrations by a selection of our exhibitors.

All talks and demonstrations are included in your ticket price and do not need to be booked. Seating is allocated on a first come first served basis.

Saturday 25th October

11:30 – Geoffrey Swindell

Throwing small porcelain pots

I will be throwing a variety of small porcelain pots, including lids, bowls and ones with narrow necks, explaining the special technique needed to prepare them for my complex turning and glazing processes.

As I work, and with the help of some examples, I will give an insight in to how my interest in pottery all began and how I develop ideas for form and surface effects.

13.15 – Jack Durling

Animal Sculpture

Jack will conduct a brief presentation to elaborate on his techniques and sources of inspiration in his practice, followed by a live demonstration that will focus on integrating hollow form, hand-building methods to produce a freestanding animal sculpture.

15:00 – Judy McKenzie

Judy McKenzie graduated from the RCA in 2018. Since that time, she has been practicing the magical art of Nerikomi.

Nerikomi is an ancient technique, but it lends itself beautifully to contemporary interpretation. No two artists work with Nerikomi in quite the same way, and it is the uniqueness that she finds so powerful.

Judy will be demonstrating her interpretation of Nerikomi. mixing colour to create gradients which achieve the subtle variation of tone in the patterning that form part of her colourful work.

Image courtesy of Ceramic Review, photography by Layton Thompson

Sunday 26th October

11:15 – Jin Eui Kim

A Journey from Idea to Creation

I will be speaking about how my practice has developed over time and introducing my new project, which I’m currently working on with support from an Arts Council of Wales grant.

I will share the process of creating a new work, from the initial idea to the completed piece. I will talk about how the idea began, the tests I carried out to develop it, the tools I made along the way, the challenges I faced, and the results that followed. It’s a look at the different steps and unexpected moments that can arise during the course of a creative project.

13:00 – Russell Kingston

I will be constructing extruded bottles and Slip decorating pre-made plates, while talking about my approach to making and Slipware.

14:15 – Sue Mundy

Sue will demonstrate how she achieves her “Foundation Series” forms using hand-building techniques.

Starting with the humble pinch pot Sue will show how the shape develops using coils, cutting and altering the form throughout the build.