Here we are again – the first featured maker month of our year following on the Annual
Graduate Show. Which according to the considerable feedback we have had this
year was much enjoyed by our visitors. The show continues until 30th January so I
am not able to advise on the graduate with the most votes or the lucky name
drawn from the hat. We will be letting you know as soon as the show closes.
There
are three makers featured from
February 3rd to
28th. Once again, we have tried to ensure that there is a
stimulating contrast between the makers.
Sophie Southgate has exhibited
at Bevere before and regular visitors will remember her use of vivid
contrasting colour which enhances her geometric pots – all made with great
skill and meticulous concern for detail and precision. They are very distinctive.
Sarah
Jenkins is new to Bevere. We were impressed when we saw her work for the
first time at Ceramic Art London in 2017. Her sgraffito decoration is clearly
contemporary abstraction, but with an interesting primitive feel. Her
monochrome decoration adds to the presence of each of her pieces. We are confident that Sarah's inspirational
work will have the same impact on our visitors as it it did on us. 
Jane
Muir is our third featured maker. She has previously brought so much
pleasure to our visitors with her amusing sculptures both large and small. They
are pieces that make an immediate impact. It is their anonymity that allows
us to identify for ourselves familiar individuals. Subtle colour and seductive
surface textures are key elements in her work; immensely appealing but never
sentimental. I am also looking forward to hosting the Makers Lunch on the first
Saturday, when Jane will be talking informally about her sculpture and her
creative spirit.
Stuart Dickens
