Cornwall-based artist Edith Morris, Edith has been immersed in Celtic folklore from a young age, which has always inspired her work. For this collection, we asked Edith to explore the folklore tales of Europe. Many of these tales have pagan roots, often predating Christian beliefs, and are closely tied to nature, the seasons and ancient rituals. These ceramic tiles were commissioned by The Shop Floor Project.
Tania Font's latest series of ceramic sculptures feels so pertinent and poignant with too many constant wars, culture wars and damage, these silent figures with their heads broken and thoughts exposed are too vulnerable and stoic, I want to give them a hug, take them home and let them heal.
"My work is an unravelling of themes, characters and personalities that I continuously pick up from various sources. I am fascinated with the endless details of life; how little birds move in that strange twitchy way, how people or animals carry themselves and interact with each other and how plants can grow in the most unexpected places. All this information gets jumbled up in my brain and turns into some sort of fantastical caricature of life. My practice consists of drawing, making ceramics and other sculptural work, making small publications and more recently animation." Veera Krouglov
"The wolf to me is a symbol of untamable wilderness, and it is a symbol of our inability to co-exist with predators.On the one hand this piece represents the metaphorical death of our relationship with nature, and on the other hand I am wanting to draw attention to the literal death of a species that I believe was the fundamental shift in our relationship with nature. When we eliminated the wolf from Britain we broke the ecosystem. an ecosystem that so many native of animal and plant have evolved to survive in, and when that broke, balance was lost and over time it has lead us to the situation we find ourselves in today where so many species of flora and fauna are in decline due to loss of habitat . . ." Gerad Chung
"I have focused on the theme of body image; through this I have celebrated people of all shapes in the shower curtain Naked Parade. I have also been developing a swimwear range . . . the aim of all my work is to be aesthetically satisfying from a distance, and to niggle a giggle under closer inspection." Jessica Wheeler
"The piece is essentially a celebration of food; bright and playful plates set against the drawn background are appealing to all ages and encourage the question of what, where, and how, we enjoy our food.I wanted the plates to be functional as well as aesthetic pieces of kitchenware, bringing people together around the table - encouraging conversations about, and engagement with, our food." Alison SoyeI love the way that ceramics still finds a place across the disciplines in Duncan of Jordanstone despite the decision, of all Scottish art colleges, to remove it from the curriculum several years ago. I still feel this was a grave mistake, a great loss to the culture of Scotland and a reduction of the skill and career options of its creative community.
