Contemporary Ceramics

Bright sunshine yellows compliment soft pinks as we celebrate colour with Emily Stubbs.

"Through my work I explore the playful relationship between form and surface decoration. The vessel is my primary interest, created by building and collaging slabs of textured clay together. Drawing inspiration from my 2D paper collages and sketches I translate this process into clay, building up layer upon layer of slips and glazes. The finished vessels have a similar graphic quality to them, with bold colour, strong line and intuitive mark making." emily stubbs

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Sunday Read - Irena Sibrijns | New Slipware

"I have always been attracted to colour and always wanted to work in earthenware. The last years I have worked predominantly in white earthenware because I couldn’t bear the brownness of terracotta which stained every surface in my studio. I do miss the warmth of the terracotta though and recently have been trying to bring some of that warmth back in my palette. " Irena Sibrijns

As part of our current exhibition, Irena Sibrijns | New Slipware we delve into Irena’s creative process to learn more about how she works.

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The exhibition runs until Saturday 21st June 2025.

Celebrating Colour

Jaeeun Kim's vessels are inspired by childhood memories of home being a place of comfort.

Her ceramic vases tell the story of her journey back home, inspired by a drawing method used in art therapy called House-Tree-Person (HTP). Each vase holds its own story, connecting past memories to the idea of home. Made from porcelain, each piece features handmade designs and colours crafted by Jaeeun herself. Through the HTP drawing approach, she expresses a personal path of healing and self-discovery, bringing these memories to life in each vase.

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"I have always worked from light to dark, now I am turning this around and start from putting ochres and even black pigments as the background working towards the lighter colours. I think this is resulting in a surprisingly luminous surface and I am very happy with the results of these later pieces. " Irena Sibrijns

As part of Irena Sibrijns exhibition with us, New Slipware, which runs from 29th May to Saturday 21st June 2025, we delve into Irena’s creative process to learn more about how she works.

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To compliment the bright colours and pattern in our current exhibition, Irena Sibrijns | New Slipware, we are highlighting some of our makers who work with colour and design.

Carolyn Genders explains how “pieces are built or coiled slowly over time as the clay needs to firm up as the form grows. Then there’s lots of scraping and refining of the forms. When completed, I work on the surfaces – inscribing marks, incising and scarifying through layers of matt vitreous slips and burnished terra sigillata. Once I start a group of pieces I work consistently on them as there’s a natural rhythm to the making and the clay must not dry out.” – Carolyn Genders

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To compliment the bright colours and pattern in our current exhibition, Irena Sibrijns | New Slipware, we are highlighting some of our makers who work with colour and design.

Maria Wojdat's work as a graphic designer is a major influence. Her ceramic surfaces are matt areas of saturated colour and are inspired by the qualities of the papers she used to specify to printers. The qualities of material, techniques and even some tools have come with her into working in clay. The precision she learned when creating artwork on a drawing board combined with the organic nature of clay is the basis of the way she works in clay today.

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To compliment the bright colours and pattern in our current exhibition, Irena Sibrijns | New Slipware, we are highlighting some of our makers who work with colour and design.

John Pollex has carved his own niche into the world of studio pottery. Translating his interest in Zen calligraphy into the spontaneous and mesmerising display of colour his work is known for today, John describes his process of applying underglaze, glaze and slip to the ‘blank canvas’ of each piece as ‘painting rather than decorating’. John Pollex

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To compliment the bright colours and pattern in our current exhibition, Irena Sibrijns | New Slipware, we are highlighting some of our makers who work with colour and design.

Sara Moorhouse grew up amidst the Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire landscape. She has always been fascinated by the vast farming spaces that are divided into shapes through colour, texture, line and form. The way the spectator’s eye is led around the landscape is echoed in the way the eye moves around Sara’s forms.

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Ceramics that ask to be held.

Large constructed jug by Irena Sibrijns. Dramatic in design, colour and scale.

Irena Sibrijns: New Slipware
Thursday 29th May - Saturday 21st June 2025

Contemporary Ceramics
63 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3BF

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NOW OPEN | Irena Sibrijns: New Slipware
Thursday 29th May - Saturday 21st June 2025
Contemporary Ceramics, 63 Great Russell St, WC1B 3BF

“Many of the themes in my work are derived from living on the Suffolk coast, treated with varying levels of abstraction.” - Irena Sibrijns

Using a wide variety of decorating techniques such as wax and latex resist, slip trailing and sgraffito Irena creates unique and elaborate patterns and pictures on her thrown and hand-built work, often featuring natural forms. Slips saturated with stains and oxides allow her to form a process similar to painting on canvas, where building up and layering each image allows the work to portray its very own individual look and character.

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UPCOMING EXHIBITION | Irena Sibrijns: New Slipware
Thursday 29th May - Saturday 21st June 2025
Contemporary Ceramics, 63 Great Russell St, WC1B 3BF

Join us tonight, Wednesday 28th May 2025, 6pm - 8pm for the preview evening for Irena Sibrijns: New Slipware. This is an exciting opportunity to take an early look at the works on display and to meet the artist.

“Everything created, either functional or decorative, has equal importance, and the integrity of this thought is the driving force behind my daily practice as a potter.” - Irena Sibrijns

Portrait - Tara Rowse

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