Crafts CouncilDirectoryStephen Dixon CeramicsTransient: The Ship of Dreams and NightmaresAbout‘Transient: The Ship of Dreams and Nightmares’ took the form of a Mediterranean refugee boat. drawing on the geographical similarity between the historic migration of maiolica and the migration routes of contemporary refugees and asylum seekers. The work consisted of a series of suspended maiolica objects, representing either the dream of a new life in a place of refuge or the nightmare of conflict and displacement. It won the BCB 2021 Award for excellence, innovation and creative ambition.Stephen Dixon CeramicsManchester, EnglandTransient: The Ship of Dreams and Nightmares, Alison WelshCeramic installation at BCB 2021Transient (detail), Johnny MageeTransient (detail), Johnny MageeTransient: The Ship of Dreams and NightmaresAbout‘Transient: The Ship of Dreams and Nightmares’ took the form of a Mediterranean refugee boat. drawing on the geographical similarity between the historic migration of maiolica and the migration routes of contemporary refugees and asylum seekers. The work consisted of a series of suspended maiolica objects, representing either the dream of a new life in a place of refuge or the nightmare of conflict and displacement. It won the BCB 2021 Award for excellence, innovation and creative ambition.Stephen Dixon CeramicsManchester, EnglandTransient: The Ship of Dreams and Nightmares, Alison WelshCeramic installation at BCB 2021Transient (detail), Johnny MageeTransient (detail), Johnny MageeMore from Stephen Dixon CeramicsProjectCultural IconsProjectBeauty and the Beast Revisited