Thrown Porcelain Peach Bloom Vase £95

Christine-Ann has worked in thrown porcelain for more than thirty years, firing in an oxidising atmosphere and specialising in crackle and monochrome glazes. Prices range from £30 - £750. A study trip to China in 1978 with the Craftsmen Potters Association had a radical effect on her work and way of life. She has pursued Chinese studies and returns regularly to China and Central Asia often accompanying fellow artists. TOUR 2008 with WORKSHOP OPTION The 'Mingei' Tradition in Central China 30th Anniversary of the 1st CPA trip to China 13th March - 5th April 2008 Suzhou, Guilin & the tribal areas of Guizhou Province, Changsha, Jizhou & Jingdezhen the porcelain capital of China From the classical gardens of Suzhou we travel to Guilin and experience the reality of classical Chinese painting. Climbing into the secluded, mountainous, tribal area of Guizhou Province we visit musicians and artists in weaving, embroidery, batik, indigo and silver. Each tribe having their own style of dress and architecture. Thence to the ceramic areas of Changsha and Jizhou, famous for its black and hairs fur wares and Jingdezhen the porcelain capital of China where we will stay at Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute. (There is an option for an additional stay, at £100 per week, for a 1-3 week residency to work with the local porcelain clays) Total cost (including all flights): £2,550 Enquiries: Tel: 01749 850208 mail@christineannrichards.co.uk Since 1989 Christine-Ann has also been working with a vitrified earthenware clay making large pots and water-features. The summer of 1992 she spent on an international workshop in Tokoname in Japan and in 1996 received a Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship to return there to explore the way that water is used in landscape and architecture? The partition between house and garden has become less defined as we have opened our doors to eastern influences, so that the selection of work to be positioned within an interior can also be found outside. My work fits into both these categories. The style and texture of the work thus creating a continuity between both spaces. For the exterior works, I work with three different clays; buff, terracotta and dark brown; and in partnership with the client or designer discuss what is most suited to their needs. Work available throughout the year Works to Commission. Prices range from £300 - £5,000. A greater selection of work can be found on www.christineannrichards.co.uk Visitors to the studio by appointment only mail@christineannrichards.co.uk
EXHIBITIONS EXTERIOR CERAMICS  9th - 20th January 2008 Designer Crafts at The Mall Galleries, London SW1 www.societyofdesignercraftsmen.org.uk   May - October The Garden Gallery, Broughton, Nr. Stockbridge, Hampshire S020 8AZ  May - September Hybrid Art & Design, Honiton, Devon EX14 1PW  Summer Exhibition Stoberry Park, Wells BA5 3LD   5th - 13th July Frome Festival  THROWN PORCELAIN 15th January - 3rd February 2008 Contemporary British Art, The Millinery Works, 85/87 Southgate Road, London N1 3JS EXTERIOR CERAMICS & THROWN PORCELAIN PERMANENT DISPLAY OF THROWN PORCELAIN Contemporary Ceramics, 7 Marshall Street, London W1V 1LP Tel: 0207 4377605 Somerset Guild of Craftsmen, Courthouse Gallery, Market Square, Somerton TA11 7LX Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF Tel: 01626 832223 Leigh Gallery, 77 High Street, Old Town, Hastings TN34 3EL Tel: 01424 434090
21st - 23rd November Christmas Studio Exhibition, Chapel House, High Street, Wanstrow, Somerset BA4 4TE 01749 850208