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Russell Akerman

The inspiration for much of my work comes from studying the origins and evolution of pottery from various cultures worldwide. I have a particular i...

John O'Brien

Each piece is hand thrown on a potter’s wheel. I pay particular attention to the way a vessel flows – forming fine shapes and fluid lines. I stretc...

Geometric Flower

Fall 2006 16" tall slab construction with coiling technique. Before it was fired i was planning on using it as a drum, but after the bisque the...

Zebras

6" tiles, hand-painted with underglaze details, with clear glaze fired over it.

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Russell Akerman

The inspiration for much of my work comes from studying the origins and evolution of pottery from various cultures worldwide. I have a particular interest in the aesthetics of various thrown forms and the challenge of creating them on the potter’s wheel. I combine this with the philosophy of working in harmony with my materials and their natural physical properties.

Vernacular shapes and traditional methods show hundreds, if not thousands of years of refinements by countless craftsmen and have always been, for me, a deep creative well from which to draw inspiration. The swelling out of a pot from its foot to its shoulder and back in again, if kept within certain proportions, are generally pleasing to the senses. These proportions seem to be quite common to many cultures, throughout most of antiquity and tell us a great deal, not only about the history of pottery, but also about ourselves.

Born in Hampshire and raised in St. Ives, Cornwall, England, I have by natural cultural inheritance found much

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Hand thrown Bottles 689 x 768 pixels (63 KB) 0 Comments Collection of hand thrown bottles finished in a deep Cobalt blue glaze with random speckles of Manganese, fired on a white Earthenware clay body.		Russell Akerman Bottles 1024 x 760 pixels (102 KB) 0 Comments Hand thrown slipware bottles finished in an attractive, warm Honey glaze, fired on a red Terracotta, Earthenware clay body.		Russell Akerman Bottles 1024 x 776 pixels (55 KB) 0 Comments Hand thrown bottles finished in a ‘quiet white' Tin glaze and fired on a white Earthenware clay body.
Russell Akerman Bottles 1024 x 730 pixels (90 KB) 0 Comments Collection of hand thrown terracotta bottles made from a special pan milled Earthenware sculptural clay body, fired to a natural organic unglazed finish.

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Russell Akerman is an up and coming British Studio Potter & Cermaic Artist well known for his vibrant glazes and elegant wheel thrown forms. Russell also runs and owns the Echo Of Deco studio, UK.

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