Halima Cassell MBE FRSS (b.1975) is a British sculptor working in many materials. Born in Pakistan, brought up in Lancashire and now living in Shropshire, Cassell’s broad, multi-cultural background is tangibly present in her work.Cassell’s work uses strong geometric elements with recurrent patterns from nature and architecture. The precise lines and dramatic angles suggest the universal language of number to create
Jane Hamlyn MBE is a leading name in studio pottery in the UK and is known for her distinctive salt glaze ceramics. After training at Harrow School of Art (1972-4) she set up Millfield Pottery Workshop near Doncaster in Yorkshire. With an experimental approach she developed a range of pots and tableware ‘for use and ornament’. She is an influential lecturer and demonstrator and an important figure in the internation
(image: Enoch Wood & Sons Castle Garden Battery, New York (18.75”x 14.75”) 1825) More than a pretty colour: researching ‘American’ transfer-printed earthenwares; an adventure story ‘American’ transfer-printed earthenwares were made in early 19th century Staffordshire, exclusively for export to the emerging American republic. They were – still are – prized for their illustrations depicting real people and pl
Keith Brymer Jones will be talking about his career through clay, and the transition from studio potter to mass production, to television presenter and judge on The Great Pottery Throw Down. In 2022 he published his autobiography Boy in a China Shop:Life, Clay and Everything. He will also talk about his latest project of moving to Wales and setting up an apprenticeship scheme for young potters.
AI and Art Symposium This symposium presents some of the multidisciplinary research currently being undertaken in areas of advanced technology, artificial intelligence and creative practice. The symposium is organised by members of ‘Our AI Enabled World (Pushing Humanity Forward)’ Research Hub in Aberystwyth University. The symposium will include an opportunity for audience members to experience an interactive ‘virt
Kaan Canduran is a professor at ceramic departments in Hacettepe University and Aziz Baha Örken is an assistant professor at ceramic departments in Afyon Kocatepe University. Both conduct workshops, demonstrating, exhibiting their works and participating in international symposiums and art events. They are experienced in alternative firing techniques (salt firing, raku, wood firing etc.). For ICF 2023, they will crea
Adam Keeling is an earthenware Potter following in the footsteps of generations of country Potters. He lives and works in Whichford, Warwickshire, at Whichford pottery, where he is Master Potter and continues to run the Pottery, alongside his parents, Jim & Dominique Keeling and sister Theodora. Adam specialises in large-scale work and commission pieces. He has produced commissions for well-known artists such as
Dr CJ O’Neill is senior lecturer at Manchester School of Art, UK teaching on BA(Hons) Product Design & Craft and PhD supervision. Dr Natasha Mayo is a senior lecturer on BA (Hons) ceramics and MA Ceramics and Maker course at Cardiff School of Art and Design, UK. Title of the lecture Flightlines: Conversations about life with clay Flightlines explores the extraordinary practices that can arise from the relationshi
Aaron Angell (London, 1987) Aaron Angell is an artist living and working in London. Solo exhibitions include Studio Voltaire, GoMA, and Kunstverein Freiburg. Group exhibitions include British Art Show 8, Strange Clay (Hayward gallery, 2022), Tate St. Ives. His work is held in numerous public collections including the V&A, Tate, Arts Council Collection , and Glasgow Museums Collection. He is also the founder and d
Estonian-American, b. 1963 Stavropole, USSR, Sergei Isupov is an Estonian-American sculptor internationally known for his highly detailed, narrative works. Isupov explores painterly figure-ground relationships, creating surreal sculptures with a complex artistic vocabulary that combines two- and three-dimensional narratives and animal/human hybrids. He works in ceramics using traditional hand-building and sculpting t
