Crafts CouncilDirectoryStephen Dixon CeramicsCultural IconsAboutCultural Icons took inspiration from the history and tradition of the Staffordshire flat-back. Project curators Tessa Peters and Christie Brown invited five figurative ceramicists to respond to the historic flat-back portrait figures in the collections of the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery and to comment on aspects of mainstream culture, society and politics today. Dixon’s pieces took a satirical view of controversial political events such as Brexit and the chaotic presidency of Donald Trump.Stephen Dixon CeramicsManchester, EnglandPolitical Philosophy, Jenny HarperCeramic assemblageCultural Assimilation, Jenny HarperCeramic assemblageThe Trumposaurus, Jenny HarperCeramic AssemblageCultural IconsAboutCultural Icons took inspiration from the history and tradition of the Staffordshire flat-back. Project curators Tessa Peters and Christie Brown invited five figurative ceramicists to respond to the historic flat-back portrait figures in the collections of the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery and to comment on aspects of mainstream culture, society and politics today. Dixon’s pieces took a satirical view of controversial political events such as Brexit and the chaotic presidency of Donald Trump.Stephen Dixon CeramicsManchester, EnglandPolitical Philosophy, Jenny HarperCeramic assemblageThe Trumposaurus, Jenny HarperCeramic AssemblageCultural Assimilation, Jenny HarperCeramic assemblageMore from Stephen Dixon CeramicsProjectTransient: The Ship of Dreams and NightmaresProjectBeauty and the Beast Revisited