It is now almost four months since the day I was busy dismantling my exhibition space and clearing out my studio area at Bath Spa University, and as the graduation ceremony approaches, I have been reflecting upon that fun but hectic year studying for an MA in Fine Art at the University Locksbrook campus. MyContinue reading “So, what did I learn from my Fine Art MA?”
Author Archives: Ian Knight
Clay and provenance
To the casual passer-by, a fragment of pottery be it of a once richly-decorated dinner plate or a chunky fragment of a one-time flowerpot, does not get a second-glance or thought. It was only due to my involvement in creating ceramic forms, that I even stopped to pull a small shard of fired terracotta from theContinue reading “Clay and provenance”
Play the Museum IV
I am proud to announce that my work will be featuring in this year’s Play the Museum IV exhibition at the Holburne Museum, Bath along with the works of six other MA Fine Art students currently studying at Bath Spa University. This exhibition runs from 16th to 27th May and forms art of the BathContinue reading “Play the Museum IV”
When that perfect glaze is right under your feet
For most of my practice to date, my making has focussed on low-fire clays (local terracotta wild clay in particular). Not only does this reflect the colours of the local geology that I find so inspiring, but also because firing earthenware clay demands less energy than stoneware or porcelain. Low firing also maximises my opportunity toContinue reading “When that perfect glaze is right under your feet”
Nine days in May
I am fortunate enough to take in a hay meadow as part of the daily dog-walk. A visit to the Gary Fabian Miller ‘ADORE’ show on Bristols Harbourside during April of 2023 impressed upon me, the significance of the passing of time when observing my surroundings. As Garry’s ‘Sea Horizons’ photographic studies of multipleContinue reading “Nine days in May”
2023 – the year of the wood kiln!
If I can pick out one personal ceramic highlight of 2023, it has to be the creation and firing of a new wood-firing kiln at The Lyde Green Pottery, just outside Bristol. The Lyde Green Pottery is the brainchild of local ceramic artist Phil Root, who in 2021 was commissioned to develop a public artContinue reading “2023 – the year of the wood kiln!”
Proud to be supporting Sue Ryder
The Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice is holding it’s Autumn Fayre on Saturday 9th September from 10:00 to 16:00. I’ll be there again with my Pots of Love stall to raise money for the hospice in memory of partner and soulmate Clare Young who was looked after at the hospice during 2020. 100% of theContinue reading “Proud to be supporting Sue Ryder”
Seeing and knowing
During an A-level Art trip to London to view the main art galleries back in the early 1980’s, I learnt two fundamental things. Firstly that art is just as much about mental as much as visual stimulation. The second, and to my mind, more profound thing I learnt, was that I was allowed to appreciateContinue reading “Seeing and knowing”