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Hannelore Meinhold-Morgan studied Ceramics and Chemical Glaze Composition in Nürnberg, Germany. After graduating, she gained experience in various studio potteries abroad and in London, including the Briglin Pottery.

Hannelore established her own studio pottery before settling in Oxfordshire, where she was invited to revive the disused Boot Barn Pottery in Stonesfield by producing individual studio ceramics.

Hannelore develops her own unique glazes to decorate one-off sculptural, hand-built and wheel-thrown ceramic pieces. Her decorative and functional ceramics distinctively combine colour, form and texture.

Hannelore is inspired by life’s natural wonders and surprises. She is particularly drawn to and inspired by the natural world, including historically and evolutionarily; forests, landscapes, the sea, and all that lives and lies therein.

Elements, minerals, plants, organisms, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, striking invertebrates, fossilised
impressions, ancient forms are often depicted in Hannelore’s work, boldly, conceptually, discreetly.

Concepts are recreated through form, colour and texture and may be intensified with the addition of other materials, such as glass or metal, or the effects of such materials are created with carefully-devised glazes.

Hannelore’s work has been shown in galleries and at exhibitions in the UK and in Germany, and is in private collections internationally.

The Boot Barn Pottery in Stonesfield is usually open during Oxfordshire Artweeks and, otherwise, by appointment.

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My work is mainly sculptural ceramics, either Raku fired or high fired in an electric kiln.

A couple of pieces have been cast as small editions in bronze or iron resin.

I also make small batches of decorative or functional pottery in porcelain or stoneware.

I am drawn to working on the potter’s wheel. As well as making mugs, bowls and jugs, wheel-thrown bases form the starting point for making the Raku fired animal sculptures. The alchemic magic of the glazing and firing process never fails to amaze me. Combining glazes and seeing how they flow together to make new unexpected colours and depth to a piece is always exciting. Results are not always as desired, but expectations are usually met and often exceeded.

Since 2008, I have been collaborating with Richard Ballantyne to create the Raku fired menagerie, often mounted on found or bootfair ‘antiques’.

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Mary Robson

I became absorbed in making silver jewellery as a hobby fifteen years ago, making for myself, friends and family.

Developing skills, adding techniques and evolving my style is a never ending source of delight, and I love making individual and unique pieces that are eye catching, yet discreet and wearable.

I work in my studio at home, mostly in silver, perhaps with gold accents, and many pieces will incorporate stylish stones set in a variety of ways.
Earring, rings and pendants are the main components of collections, perhaps with the occasional bracelet, when commissioned.

My inspiration will come from anywhere; a stone which catches my eye; the way a piece I see moves; an image in nature, or new techniques learnt in class or from others.
 

Seeun Kim

Seeun Kim is a South Korean metal craftswoman, visual artist and educator. From her perspective, she believes that the human hand is a gift from human evolution. Even though today there are a number of advanced technologies, handicraft products have a high scarcity and sophisticated beauty compared to mass-produced manmade products. Furthermore, there is an inexpressible complexity in the handicraft world that a machine cannot imitate.

Seeun loves making things and believes in their value. Her main skills are delicate metal skills and since 2012 she has made over 1000 metal works to refine her sophisticated handicraft skills. Moreover, as Kim is a material researcher she has been focusing on finding diverse materials to combine with her delicate metal skills. She thinks that lots of practices, endeavours and failures are her best teacher and her worthwhile experiences are such a valuable book in her life. Also, she pursues to keep the balance between the tradition and the modern in her work.

Alison Blanchard

I have been a fused glass artist since 2017 and honed my craft through various courses either in person or online. I was inspired to become a fused glass artist after having seen Sioban Jones’s work at Art in Action at Waterperry. I subsequently did one of her courses in Worthing and loved it. I now have a studio at home and have a lot of fun “playing”! I mainly do fused glass but have also ventured into stained glass and cast glass more recently.

Much of my fused glass art is inspired by nature and flowers are a particular love of mine. The challenge of recreating them in glass either in 2D, as a picture, or 3D, as garden art, is exciting. I have a range of large and small garden art flowers – poppies, daisies, lilies and buttercups which can be “planted” in your garden and provide colour all year round or displayed in your home and look particularly stunning if intermingled with real flowers. I also have some bright flower decorations to hang in your window along with some stand-alone flowers which have their own stands to cheer up any windowsill.

Colour is another passion of mine and beautiful sunsets have inspired my pendant collection. My favourites are the purples although the orange hues come a very close second. Each pendant is constructed of three layers of glass and requires two to three kiln firings to complete but remains elegant. To this collection I have added seascape pendants which capture the essence of holidays by the seaside.

In addition, I make various dishes and platters in a range of wonderful bold and vibrant colours. These come under the useful and useless (display only!) categories but always bring joy. They range in size from small ring dishes (approx 8x8cm) to large round bowls with a diameter of 29cm and all sizes and shapes in between. They can be used for a variety of functional purposes or to bring colour to a room.

More recently I have been doing some casting a very long complicated process of making a 3D object in glass. It uses the lost wax process which involves making a mould, using it to make a wax model and then making a refractory mould from the wax model. Steaming the wax out before melting the glass into the mould. This glass piece then needs refining and polishing. The end results are very rewarding and I now have a lovely collection of glass “eggs” and some glass lemons.

My work is on sale during Artweeks and at a local gallery. Enquiries and commissions are welcome!