Crafts CouncilDirectoryJane King Ceramicsceramic artistBrighton, EnglandCeramicsWebsiteE-mailInstagramTwitterAboutInfoNewsSustainabilityMy ceramic sculptures possess a strong voice and a bold narrative about contrast, visual drama and playfulness. My work is driven by my reflection that contemporary life, especially as it is presented on social media, is so often a curated, controlled and idealised fiction. This idea is explored through the physical characteristics of my sculptures, with form, surface and colour acting as metaphors for control and disorder. I aim for sculptural tension and dynamic oppositions in my work.Focus:ceramic sculptureCV:Download documentCluster Crafts16 - 19 May 2024I will be exhibiting a selection of my one-off ceramic sculptures at Cluster Crafts' London event this spring. I fire my ceramic sculptures to earthenware temperatures, in an electric kiln. I try to ensure that the kiln is always full, or as close to full as possible, to reduce the number of firings overall.AboutMy ceramic sculptures possess a strong voice and a bold narrative about contrast, visual drama and playfulness. My work is driven by my reflection that contemporary life, especially as it is presented on social media, is so often a curated, controlled and idealised fiction. This idea is explored through the physical characteristics of my sculptures, with form, surface and colour acting as metaphors for control and disorder. I aim for sculptural tension and dynamic oppositions in my work.InfoFocus:ceramic sculptureCV:Download documentNewsCluster Crafts16 - 19 May 2024I will be exhibiting a selection of my one-off ceramic sculptures at Cluster Crafts' London event this spring. SustainabilityI fire my ceramic sculptures to earthenware temperatures, in an electric kiln. I try to ensure that the kiln is always full, or as close to full as possible, to reduce the number of firings overall.WebsiteE-mailInstagramTwitterProjectNew work, 2023ProjectModern and Contemporary Art at Chippenham Museum, 2023ProjectChristmas exhibition, Hastings Arts Forum, 2023ProjectRecent work, 2021-2022ProjectCeramics Now, exhibition at Bluecoat Display Centre, 2022ProjectSolo exhibition, ACE Arts, 2022ProjectMK Calling, 2020ProjectEuropean Prize for Applied Arts 2018ProjectSolo exhibition, 2014-15ProjectYoung Master Maylis Grand Ceramics Prize 2014ProjectInternational Competition for Contemporary Ceramics, Faenza, 2013
Cluster Crafts16 - 19 May 2024I will be exhibiting a selection of my one-off ceramic sculptures at Cluster Crafts' London event this spring.
Cluster Crafts16 - 19 May 2024I will be exhibiting a selection of my one-off ceramic sculptures at Cluster Crafts' London event this spring.