It was a great pleasure to have Kyra Kane join us as our
guest to this month's Maker's Lunch.
Kyra had her
first show at Bevere in 2016 and it was very well received then. She has
exemplary skills evident in her finely thrown porcelain pots. Once again, we
are seeing porcelain as the ultimate clay body for tactility and luminescence.
Her vessels are elegant and have great presence. 
As we
anticipated Kyra, with a reputation as a fine teacher of ceramics, is an
articulate speaker who gives real insights into the development and expression
of her creative drive. She prefers to use porcelain – difficult as it can be to
work with – as the 'canvas' for her pots and she talked about the importance of
brush choice in the decorative process and the use of black in all its shades
to enhance her vessels.
She also talked
about the volume of her pots and the importance of the inner as well as outer
dimensions of each bowl. She
particular likes using Limoges porcelain and although less physically able, as
handworking clay has taken its toll over the years, enjoys making large
vessels. Although using black for decoration, she introduces colour such as
yellow which brings fresh nuances to her pots.
It is the
physical act of making – and making that meets her expectations rather than
others – that brings her immense pleasure. Such is her creative drive that she
can never see herself not making -
whatever the scale or form may be in the future.
At the end of an
engrossing two hours together everyone left with a smile – it was that kind of
experience..
October's 'Lunch with the Maker' is with Barry Stedman on Saturday October 7th contact us for more details and to book your place.
