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A big stack of books, the most I’ve ever owned, purchased and delivered through The Zsuzsi Roboz and Alfred Teddy Smith scholarship. Since secondary school I’ve never been one for reading, if im honest I’ve never quite enjoyed the process. Reading sentences over and over again, trying to understand what they meant or trying to retain the information, let alone verbalise it, became an embarrassment and something I would try to avoid at all costs. I found inspiration 3 years ago and decided to pick up a book, it started with Matt Haig: Reasons to Stay Alive(because there are never enough). He said that reading should be something you enjoy, you don’t rush to finish, or jump to the last page. You take you time, take it all in, and enjoy every word, sentence and page. This book gave me the confidence to start reading for fun - for me, two things that didn’t go hand it hand. Fast forward 2 years, I’ve had some brilliant help from a friend, who inspired me to write. And now I’m on writing course at Morley College. There are lots of things I wouldn’t have expected of my creative future. But this was definitely not one. I feel so lucky to be at Morley pushing my creativity in to a completely new direction and enjoying reading. BOOKS BOOKS BOOKs

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A fantastic source of inspiration. The Welsh country side in all its glory. Look at these prominent rocks, perched up, placed and completely comfy at 1874 ft. And my home made glazed type rock

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A fantastic source of inspiration. The Welsh country.

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A world of miniatures.

This weekend I had some time to experiment with ideas to create a world. In these images I have used a 20cm wooden box /stage to create a setting for potential ideas. These will help me to form ideas for the show in September.

In the last who images you can see one of my characters The Queen, who lives in Candyland and has a hankering for the sweet things in life. Previously she has followed a tasty apple trail to find an apple tree. Eventually her hunger and desires consumes the health of the tree. It the end it withers away and dies.

My collection of characters represents ideas and or forms of life, things and people I find fascinating. During the show in September I will explore how they interact each other.

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The past few weeks I have spent a lot of time experimenting and researching. While visiting a 3D printing studio they showed me their clay 3D printer. Here is a ceramic mug that has been 3-D printed. In each square you can see the amount of detail and layers that go in to creating the prototype.

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Artist: Takuro Kuwata Entitled: untitled; series; sculpture; ceramic; variable mediums; variable dimensions; 2012-2016; respectively.

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Artist Takuro Kuwata is a radical potter who nevertheless describes his work as firmly grounded within the traditions of ceramics. His focus is to push the potential of his materials, while referencing traditional forms and making functional objects. He is known for a number of experimental procedures, including adding stones to his clay mix so that when fired, they burst or puncture the clay structure, or using needles to catch the glaze of a vessel so that it creates a bumpy texture when fired. He thus leaves the final form of the work to chance, but is careful to ensure that each piece is still functional. Kuwata’s works are also known for their saturated and intense color combinations. The artist tends to favor red, blue, and metallic gold and silver.

B. 1981, Hiroshima, Japan, based in Toki, Gifu, Japan Kuwata (2001) graduated from Kyoto Saga University of Arts, Ceramic art course ; (2002) Ecame an apprentice to the ceramist Zaima Susumu; (2007) Graduated from Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center.  Takuro Kuwata’s gem-studded vessels, in vivid Pop Art reds and blues, appear far removed from traditional Japanese tea ceremony ware. Similarly, the artist’s sherbet-hued bowls — malleable-looking structures with cracked, milk-white armors of glaze — could only be surreal, even psychedelic renderings of tea ceremony ceramics.

But Kuwata, insists that his work is in dialogue with the centuries-old ritual. “The tea ceremony bowl has both a specific function and a more abstract aesthetic,” Kuwata said. “My work, I think, shares this dual sensitivity.” After an apprenticeship with the master artist Susumu Zaima, Kuwata began to experiment with traditional methods, expanding the formal possibilities of his craft to develop a distinctive style that seems to straddle the distant past and the imagined future.

Using Kairagi-Shino, a method of firing in which pottery is removed from the kiln before the glaze completely melts, Kuwata coaxes his pieces to appear as if they are exploding from within, like otherworldly crustaceans shedding their shells. Ishihaze — or “stone explosion” — allows Kuwata to create the dazzling bursts of petrol, gold and mercury that dapple many of his pieces and lend another layer of textural complexity.  The colors of a Kuwata piece — saturated, vibrant and often shocking — immediately arrest the viewer’s eye, making it exceedingly difficult to look away.

Critics have described Kuwata’s recent works as “dysfunctional” objects. Indeed, the vessels seem to shirk their associated conventional uses. Kuwata, however, considers both form and function fundamental to his process. “Function is at the core of each piece,” he said. “In dealing with the materials to achieve this end, form emerges.” Kuwata does not see his work as rebelling against the norms of his medium. “I’m not trying to break the rules,” he said. “I just want to apply a contemporary sensibility to pottery. I believe I can create something truly new, work that reflects our time.”

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Sources: Takuro Kuwata | Artsy | CFile.Daily Newspaper Online Blog | Salon 94 | Design Limited Edition | Pierre Marie Giraud Gallery | New York Times T Magazine

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Painting in the Cardew Space for the upcoming exhibition, Stories. Open from 9-28 January Monday - Thursday: 10:00 - 20:00 Friday: 10:00 - 19:00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Private view - Thursday 12/01/2017 18.00 - 20.30 Permormances will be on the hour every hour

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This Sunday on the 4th of December, I will be exhibiting at Morley College for the first time. I have created a series of miniature mosaics which will be on display around the premises. Along side this I will be contributing towards a performance by Duncan Hooson and Stephanie Buttle - time TBC.​

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It started with a slip casting course and next thing I know I was making my first to scale figurine. Figurative work of this nature and process is not something I usual make but the sculpture department was the right atmosphere to get out of my comfort zone. Trying to cast existing figurines proved to be difficult as each armature would take 4+ piece plaster mould. Instead I wanted to try making my own and surprised myself as I looked forward to making my first figurine. AND here she is, my first attempt to create a figurine- to scale - and chopped up - ready for 2 piece mouldings.

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What a great day, another wonderful workshop in the Morley college ceramic department. Today I took part in a 1/2 day Course in surface decoration. This week we have covered enamelling and transfers. Here are some images of some test pieces, a work in progress and the enamels in their raw form and the colours I chose to work with to create my sample pieces. I can't wait for next week to continue working on some of my own designs and learn to use lustre !! 🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱❤️💛💚💙💜❤️💛💚💙💜

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Furry walk, with Live Art Development Agency