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Marches Makers Festival Artist 2019
Mary Smith
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I began making pots as a teenager and after A levels did a Fine Art degree in sculpture at Reading University. I went into teaching but continued to make and sell thrown and modelled pieces.
On moving to Wales I was able to concentrate on making and marketing my work both locally and further afield.

I work in porcelain and stoneware, which are  different clays but which fire at the same temperature. This for a small producer is very practical for filling a kiln.

The stoneware figures I model are circus based and are coloured, the porcelain bowls are painted with actual plants and are black and white. The glazing is just enough to seal the colour not to create a shine. 

Both the figures and the bowls explore balance. I make each piece individually, essentially for myself, and if other people like them enough to buy them that is a bonus.
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​Marches Makers Festival 2022
  • Home
  • About
    • Marches Makers
    • the team
    • Kington
    • christine forrester award
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  • FESTIVAL 2022
    • The Festival
    • Exhibitions
    • Venues
    • market hall events >
      • demos and makers
      • art heritage & nature walk
      • kington's mappa mundi
      • fly: the walking dog of kington
      • ceci
      • festival timetable
    • Open Studios
    • Live Performance
    • 8 pics challenge
    • Festival Shop Windows
  • Festival 2022 artists
    • 2022 Index of Artists
    • Basketry
    • Ceramics
    • Furniture
    • Glass
    • Jewellery
    • Lighting
    • Mixed Media
    • Paint
    • Print and Paper
    • Sculpture
    • Stone
    • Textiles
  • Previous Festivals
    • Festival 2021 >
      • Views from 2021
      • Festival Artists 2021 >
        • 2021 Index of Artists
        • Basketry
        • Calligraphy
        • Ceramics
        • Glass
        • Jewellery
        • Metal
        • Mixed Media
        • Paint - Page 1
        • Paint - Page 2
        • Print and Paper
        • Recycled Art
        • Sculpture
        • Stone
        • Textiles
      • FESTIVAL VIDEOS
      • Festival Shop Windows
    • FESTIVALS 2018 AND 2019 >
      • VIEWS FROM 2018 and 2019 >
        • Festival Artists 2019 >
          • Index of artists 2019
          • Ceramics
          • Glass
          • Jewellery
          • Metal
          • Paper
          • Paint page 1
          • Paint page 2
          • Print and Photography
          • Sculpture
          • Textiles/Others
          • Wood
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