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2021 Holiday Sale

2021 Holiday Sale Profile – Karina Bates

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Karina (Horus Eye Pottery) has been an active potter for over 15 years. Her work is strongly influenced by medieval, and especially middle eastern designs and ornamentation. She also very much enjoys making reproduction pottery for the re-enactment community. In 2016, Karina participated in the Fusion Mentorship program under Michelle Mendlowitz, and in 2018, she travelled to Icheon, Korea with 5 other members of the Guild, to learn techniques from Korean pottery masters. Also in 2018, Karina was accepted into the KPG Juried show at the Peterborough Art Gallery and was honoured to win the Design Award from Angelo di Petta. Karina also teaches three wheel classes at the Guild. You can find Karina’s work in our Pottery Shop and she will also be participating in the 2021 Holiday Sale from December 14 – 23.

Mug, pitcher and honey pot in blue and rust with carved grains - Karina Bates3D holiday ornament with red incised lines and open cutwork - Karina Bates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mug painted with sunset colours and black silhouette trees - Karina BatesBowl painted with cobalt blue and carved through in swirling lines - Karina Bates

 

2021 Holiday Sale Profile – Sara Purves

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I started taking pottery classes six years ago after retiring from my job as a teacher and administrator.  Pottery has been a creative outlet as well as providing many opportunities for continuous learning.  I enjoy hand-building and throwing; both methods of working with clay are harder than they look but the possibilities are endless. It is so inspiring to take something that is beautiful out of the kiln knowing that you created it!
 
Carved bowl glazed in a rich blue - Sara PurvesPortrait Sara Purves
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brown Glazed bowl - Sara PurvesBlue carved mug set in colourful fall leaves - Sara Purves

2021 Holiday Sale Profile – Priya Harding

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I first met clay in the late 1970s, and have loved it ever since. Many years and workshops later, I still practise, fail, experiment, and explore. The flow of throwing, and then the creative work of painting and incising designs remain my passions. The designs of bright poppies, sunny lemons, and fish among water weeds that I am playing with now originated in efforts to bring more colour to my pieces during FUSION’s 2016-17 Creative Directions programme. Since then a KPG group trip to Korea in 2018 and memories of places like Portugal, southern France, and the northern shores of Lake Superior have all influenced my work. My love for clay continues, as does my intent to create pottery that is both functional and a pleasure for the senses.

Porcelain tumbler with blue painted feather - Priya HardingRed Poppies painted on porcelain honey pot - Priya Harding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Porcelain butter dish painted with cobalt grains - Priya HardingBlue and Black glazed pitcher - Priya Harding

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