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View fullsize I am pleased to say, after many hours on the computer, I have now updated my website! Follow the link in my bio or visit www.verityhowardceramics.com to view images (taken by @danbarkerstudios) and read about my new body of work VAGOR. ‘VAGOR
View fullsize I am excited to be exhibiting works from my 'Sacrificial Stone Series' in 'Conversations with Ancient Landscapes' @tyturnerpenarth from 28th May- 28th June. The gallery is open Thursday-Sunday from 10am-4.30pm. 'This exhibition involves a collaborat
View fullsize It was wonderful visiting the opening of @meadowarts ‘BorderLands’ @hay_castle last night. I am really excited to be part of this beautifully and thoughtfully curated exhibition alongside so many fantastic artists. It was great to have th
View fullsize It was wonderful having my new work photographed by @danbarkerstudios earlier this week, including this piece titled ‘Vagar’, H16cm x W23cm x D18cm, white and black stoneware clay and coloured slips. I will soon be updating my website wit
View fullsize After starting its tour a year ago @leicestergallery 'Made In The Middle' is now at its final venue @mac_birmingham until 12th April! It was wonderful visiting the show at its opening on Friday. For 'Made In The Middle' I challenged myself to make m
View fullsize A belated Happy New Year to you all! I thought I would begin this year with some images of new work fired over Christmas which I am really pleased with! While developing my new work I have found it difficult to share on here what I have been doing as
View fullsize Here are some images of a new sculpture I have finished recently. This time I trialled bending a textured slab for the base and then slab building around this. I am really enjoying embracing the more textural qualities of clay in this new work. I als
View fullsize I absolutely love the variety of marks and textures on these clay slabs. I have been experimenting with drawing into the clay using tools such as forks, combs and cut up credit cards before hitting and stretching the clay out. I love how the initial
View fullsize I have recently started to create a new body of work that investigates my fascination with walking old routes. As part of my DYCP, I also wanted to push my processes, use them in new ways and trial working in the opposite way to how I did previously.
View fullsize @craftspace_ Made In The Middle is now at its penultimate venue, Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery until 22nd November. You can visit the exhibition @nuneatonmuseum Thursday-Saturday, 10.30am-4.30pm. After this, the Made In the Middle tour will conc
View fullsize Here you can see some close ups of my most recent explorations into creating clay slabs. Rather than creating a very flat and compressed surface with a rolling pin, as I did previously, I have been experimenting with hitting and stretching the clay o
View fullsize I thought I’d share some of my sketches that explore my new subject matter of walking old routes. I did some of these drawings whilst out in the landscape and some back in my studio from photos. I find drawing with time limits useful when tryin
View fullsize Recently I have been developing a colour palette of slips for my new body of work. I have walked many old routes in Herefordshire now and I have taken lots of photos of items I’ve seen such as wild flowers, lichen, farmers string, plants and tr
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View fullsize As part of my Arts Council @aceagrams DYCP year I have been looking at the processes that are central to my practice and exploring how I can use these in different ways in order to push them further. The surfaces of my works are created by monoprinti
View fullsize Only a week left to catch @craftspace_ Made In The Middle @hubsleaford before it finishes at this venue on Sunday. Made In The Middle will next be hosted at an exciting new addition to the tour, The Delia Derbyshire Gallery, Coventry University, Co