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Sarah
Ferguson is a ceramist living and working in East Sussex, England. She
has a high standard of technical competence and is well qualified having
gained a BTEC in Ceramics and Surface Pattern and then a BA (Hons) in
Ceramics and Glass in 2002.
She is a newly established artist working within the relatively traditional
technique of throwing and glazing. Her influences are particularly interesting
however, giving the work it's many enticing features.
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Her
work is greatly influenced by Italian product design and this is quite
clear from the overall style of the ceramic forms she creates. Surface
texture is particularly important to her, the contrast between the rough
and the smooth, jagged lines lie next to organic formations. However,
perhaps the most influential arena for her work, if not a little unusual,
lies within the forum of sexual fetishism. Although portrayed in a subtle
manner, this influence is very apparent. Does fetishism, after all,
not reside within the boundaries of conformism?
She aims to produce a variety of clays and firing techniques enabling
her to produce a diverse range of forms but keeps glazing to a minimum
so as not to detract from the form's individual status.
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