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    For the past 38 years we have been championing contemporary craft in the vibrant city of Leeds to shine a spotlight on independent makers and their small businesses from across Yorkshire and the rest of the UK.  Through an exciting seasonal exhibition programme we highlight the skills behind handmade and share their inspiring stories.  Bringing these amazing collections of contemporary craft together under one roof has created a haven for many visitors to escape the stresses of daily life & create mindful experiences.  Please help us keep the gallery and the hundreds of small businesses we support alive by donating what you can so we can continue to keep bringing the very best of contemporary craft to you and help us and these creative industries thrive.

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    Jacqui Atkin

    2nd May - 31st July 2015

     

    Solo showcase by ceramicist Jacqui Atkin.  Jacqui showcases her recent work with us which explores new surface treatments where texture forms the background for botanical imagery.

     

    Having been potting for twenty years now, the main focus of the work has encompassed low firing techniques and especially resist Raku.  However, in an attempt to move away from this extreme firing process, recent work has been exploring new surface treatments where texture forms the background for botanical imagery.  Using under-glaze for dramatic colour variations, Jacqui's aim is to replicate, to some extent, the look of raku fired clay. 

     

    Jacqui employs all making methods, often combining techniques to create forms - moulded sections with slabbed additions, thrown sections with coiled additions etc.  Inspiration for form and pattern is drawn from many sources but the view from her studio window which looks out over her garden and the woodland beyond in rural Shropshire has the most enduring influence, ever changing with the seasons, a rich palette of colour and shape.

    Jacqui Atkin
    Jacqui Atkin
    Slabbed vessel birds and leaves
    Jacqui Atkin
    Jacqui Atkin
    Sculptural form with pods
    Jacqui Atkin
    Jacqui Atkin
    Bottle form turquoise leaves
    Jacqui Atkin
    Jacqui Atkin
    Slab bottle form
    Jacqui Atkin
    Jacqui Atkin
    Slab bottle form with leaves and birds
    Jacqui Atkin
    Jacqui Atkin
    Small slabbed jugs
    Jacqui Atkin
    Jacqui Atkin
    Slab bottle form with leaves and birds
    Jacqui Atkin
    Jacqui Atkin
    Slab vessels with birds
    Jacqui Atkin
    Jacqui Atkin
    Slabbed vase with birds
    Jacqui Atkin
    Jacqui Atkin
    Bottle form with green leaves
    Jacqui Atkin
    Jacqui Atkin
    Sculptural form with pods
    Jacqui Atkin
    Jacqui Atkin
    Slabbed vessel with tumbling leaves
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