Visit to Gallery Oldham 25th July 2008
This exhibition dealt with Life Forms - Ceramics and the Natural World and the artists explored the plant world and geology and landscape.
The potters had used different techniques to enhance their work.
We were able to handle a number of the pots and also the glazed and unglazed enhancements. One shape was resembling a garlic and we also handled a garlic bulb to compare the shapes.
Another artist who exhibited had been the teacher of the first artist and he had created pots which looked like tree branches. When we touched them they were very smooth though looked like bark.
Jennifer Vickers from Gallery Oldham gave us the background history of the artists and Ann Hornsby gave us very detailed descriptions of all of the exhibits.
One of the artists was visually impaired and we were able to handle a number of her pots, one of which closely resembled a clam shell. There was also a real clam shell for us to examine and compare.
Maurice's charming grand daughter showed us anarticle about Mary and the exhibition she had given some time ago and Mary also brought in one of her small pots to show us the different stages in the making and decorating a piece.
We had the luck to handle a lot of items and listen to details of how they were created. A very interesting and informed visit.
Many thanks to Oldham Gallery and staff for providing a welcome cup of tea and biscuit and to Mary for organising the visit. The Gallery provided every facility to us to ensure an interesting and dynamic morning. Many thanks to all concerned
The potters had used different techniques to enhance their work.
We were able to handle a number of the pots and also the glazed and unglazed enhancements. One shape was resembling a garlic and we also handled a garlic bulb to compare the shapes.
Another artist who exhibited had been the teacher of the first artist and he had created pots which looked like tree branches. When we touched them they were very smooth though looked like bark.
Jennifer Vickers from Gallery Oldham gave us the background history of the artists and Ann Hornsby gave us very detailed descriptions of all of the exhibits.
One of the artists was visually impaired and we were able to handle a number of her pots, one of which closely resembled a clam shell. There was also a real clam shell for us to examine and compare.
Maurice's charming grand daughter showed us anarticle about Mary and the exhibition she had given some time ago and Mary also brought in one of her small pots to show us the different stages in the making and decorating a piece.
We had the luck to handle a lot of items and listen to details of how they were created. A very interesting and informed visit.
Many thanks to Oldham Gallery and staff for providing a welcome cup of tea and biscuit and to Mary for organising the visit. The Gallery provided every facility to us to ensure an interesting and dynamic morning. Many thanks to all concerned
posted by elaine at 1:01 PM
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August 01, 2008 7:13 PM
Hello Elaine Thanks omce again for write up of the visit to the museum on the 25/7/08 it sounds or I perhaps should say looks like a very interesting time. ( I might have missed it ! but I don't think I saw tea mentioned?)
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