Feast
17 October - 10 January
How comforting and indulgent to eat off a favourite plate in
beautiful colours or to slurp soup from a gorgeous patterned bowl!
What a treat during the winter months to sit in your favourite
chair with a good book and sip hot chocolate from a beautifully
glazed mug! How wonderful to serve home-cooked food from a
fantastic platter or casserole dish…
This exhibition showcases work by both established and emerging
ceramicists, including new graduate Rachael
Gardiner who revitalises old, unwanted plates with quirky
illustrations and ribbon adnornement. Sean
Gordon’s vibrantly-coloured earthenware pots take
their inspiration from everyday functional objects such as old
tinware and coal scuttles while
AmyLewis’s decorative
vessels reflect land and seascape, with their irregular shapes,
bold colours and delicate linear illustration. People Will
Always Need Plates’ Manchester range, which includes
the ‘B of the Bang’ mug and the 'Toast Rack'
range, will be on display alongside some of their other established
architectural-inspired designs. Sally Raven fires
her domestic pots and cups continuously for 3 days, giving her work
a homely feel with subtle, autumnal colours. Vivienne
Ross’s vessels act as containers for both objects
and ideas. The shapes are kept simple, while the surface decoration
is characteristically bold with nude figures. Lucy
Whiting’s monochromatic, rocking teapots and cups
play with the ideas of form and function – amusing and
surprising objects, yet totally functional in their design. RCA
Graduate, Lucy won Best in Show at Origin 2007.
Throughout the exhibition, you are invited to draw your favourite Feast or share your favourite recipe. Come and see the drawings currently on display on Cafe Aromat's walls.
We are very grateful to Habitat for the kind loan of their placemats, coasters and table runners for use in the exhibition.
