Gemma Smale 'Blush'
Height 15cm, Width 11cm
Unique porcelain vessel with hand sourced Irish clay decoration. Wood fired for 3 days in a tradtional Japanese anagama kiln.
Gemma Smale is an Essex based ceramic artist who grew up in Digswell. She’s a recent graduate from Ceramic Design at Central Saint Martins. Trained in wheel throwing, her work includes ongoing material research with a focus on hand-sourced materials and continuous explorations into utilizing collected materials to create a deeper connection between consumers and ceramic art through material narratives.
Gemma’s research in to ceramic traditions and regional wares has provided insight into how to effectively use waste materials and local materials. Current experiments include the use of waste materials, such as ash, iron scraps from local black smiths and clays that would otherwise end up in landfill. Her focus now is on traditional methods of firing with wood to create depth of surface and one off pieces, with the objective of gradually reducing reliance on mined materials to work towards a more sustainable practice.
Gemma Smale is an Essex based ceramic artist who grew up in Digswell, just down the hill from our gallery. She’s a recent graduate from Ceramic Design at Central Saint Martins. Trained in wheel throwing her work includes ongoing material research with focus on hand sourced materials and continuous explorations into utilizing collected materials to create a deeper connection between consumers and ceramic art through material narratives.
Through research in ceramic traditions and regional wares she has gained insight into how to effectively use waste materials and local materials. Current experiments include the use of waste materials such as ash, iron scraps from local black smiths and clays that would otherwise end up in landfilled. Focusing now on traditional methods of firing with wood to create depth of surface and one of pieces. With the objective of gradually reducing reliance on mined materials to work towards a more sustainable practice.
