Traditional slip decorated earthenware pots and country pottery symbolise our historic relationship with the land. I have taken this tradition and used it to comment on our contemporary issues and concerns with the environment.
Harvest Jug with bees and sunflowers
Harvest jug with house sparrows
Slip Trailed Platter After the Expulsion
Slip Trailed Platter Mermaid in pollution
Slip Trailed Platter Adam and Steve
Scraffito Dish with Clover
Scraffito Cylinder Pot with Weasles
The Work:
Mary Johnson makes slip decorated earthenware ceramics at her studio in Derby.
This hand made pottery uses traditional craft skills, applied in contemporary and unusual ways.
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To book a lesson with Mary Johnson you can find out more information here.
Taster and four week courses for all abilities are available.
