"Keeping the gallery as a stimulating visitor experience is a
major part of the curatorial challenge at Bevere. Our approach is to maintain
the quality standard which defines the gallery and to ensure that there is
always something new – either in terms of first time exhibitors or new work
from our regular makers. The studio ceramic environment is dynamic and we are
seeing more technical and aesthetic developments than at any time I can
remember.
This month we have one new featured maker and two previous
exhibitors.
Kate Scott is someone
whom I have wanted to feature at Bevere for some time. She was particularly
known for her tin glazed earthenware; however over the last two years, Kate has
developed a range of stoneware which has attractive and innovative decorative
features. The work is elegant and instantly attractive and hopefully visitors
will have the same response as I did when I first saw it at Ceramic Art London.
I have always had an interest in ceramic sculpture and this month I am delighted to see
the return of Sheila Spear,
one of
the most successful exhibitors in the Cornwall Show we held in 2012. Her
distinctive figurative pieces display her fascination with the medieval. Once
you have seen her work you will always recognise the idiosyncrasy of her
modelling and the subtlety of her decoration. Her artistic voice is truly
original.
Tim Andrews is
amongst the elite of studio ceramicists who have been a major influence over
the last two decades. His smoke-fired raku is technically of the highest order
and his design skills are evident in every piece. I have always been struck by
the presence which his work has and the way in which it so readily communicates
with the viewer. Tim has literally just returned from Japan where he has had a
very successful exhibition. The Japanese are the most discerning of
ceramophiles and to sell well there is an indication of the impact of Tim’s
fine work.
So there we are, once again I hope that we have fulfilled
our key criteria – craft skills, original voices and contrasts
which reinforce the joy of difference".
Stuart Dickens
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