POSING AT OUR OPEN DAY

  
Inspired by Edmund de Waal’s ‘HAREWITH AMBER EYES’  I started thinking about the social and family history around his collection of Japanese netsuke. I decided to take a lighter note and make some slightly mad ‘alien’ creatures that are miniature, and can be fun items on a dinner table or even in a printer’s tray to reflect  back on the 70’s!
Hence the name 'Clemsuke' who are posing here with other 'alien' creatures made by Peta  Becker of Projekt 
In addition, I extended the miniature range to some sitting cats....

GEARING UP FOR OUR OPEN DAY

We are busy furiously cleaning and clearing the studio, painting, last minute firings...all very excited about our open studio day happening this Saturday at 501 Tollgate Industrial Centre, 12 Ravenscraig Road, Woodstock. If you are in Cape Town, please do come and share a glass of gluhwein with us!

SOUTHERN GUILD EXHIBITION

The above sweet stand is my exhibit for the exciting Southern Guild 2012 exhibition which is opening on 3rd August at the Everard Read Gallery, 6 Jellicoe Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg, closes on the 9th September. If you happen to be in Johannesburg, this is a show not  to be missed!

JOYFUL KILN

There are days when opening a kiln can be a nightmare - crawled blistered crazed cracked...And then there are days like today when the opening of the kiln reveals pure pleasure!

FRATERNIZING WITH 'ALIENS' AT OUR STUDIO OPEN DAY

Alien urban creatures are invading Woodstock... !
 
Come meet them and share a glass of mulled wine with us on our open day
Sat August 4th from 11am - 3 pm.
 
Clementina Ceramics - see the new Clemsuke miniature sculpture range
 
Projekt - cuddle up to quirky crocheted toys
 
Heartworks and Woomen who have gotten together  to create new seriously trendy soft dolls
 
and lots more....
 
CLEMENTINA CERAMICS STUDIO
501 Tollgate Industrial Centre
12 Ravenscraig Road,
Woodstock
Tel. 021 448 3203
 

PRINTING 3D CERAMICS

I am fascinated by the phenomenon of 3D printing in ceramics such as these cups above made by the Belgian UNFOLD design studio ....

as I continue with the mark of the hand revealing human error and accident in these new cups out of the kiln this week...

I think both are pleasing to the idea, and philosophically, and energetically...well ...I don't know...I guess it depends on one's world view and perhaps I am a bit of a Luddite for not investigating this new technology!

WHEN THE APPLE IS RIPE...

'When the apple is ripe it will fall' - Irish proverb.
Recent dishes, happening, in their own time...