Jill Fanshawe Kato
Born: 1943Jill Fanshawe Kato studied painting at Chelsea School of Art and pottery at the school of Yosei Itaka and at the Musoan Karatsu Pottery School in Japan. She established her studio in North London in 1977 and has exhibited internationally, especially in Japan and the UK. She regards her work as sitting somewhere 'between sculpture and painting'. Her work has been described as possessing an 'atatakai' quality which is a Japanese term for 'emotional warmth implying that something is breathing.'
'Working in clay is a kind of alchemy. I like the unpredictable results of fuel burning kilns such as gas and the warmth this gives to the clay. I mostly hand build, coil and slab, but also throw, alter and assemble pieces, which are usually one-off. Imagery is added with coloured slips and fired to 1270c. Recently I established my new studio in Devon and have forests and wilderness on my doorstep, which has given me a new freedom. Ancient stone circles, the South West Coast Path, the red and white clays of Devon are all touch points for my work, as is growing plants and seeing birds and other wildlife from day to day. It is a real journey of discovery as one inspiration leads to another.' - Jill Fanshawe Kato, 2020
Public collections include:
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales; World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Korea; Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, London; Yokohama National University, Japan.
Jill was the subject of her fifth solo exhibition, Changing Seasons, at The Scottish Gallery in December 2020.
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Stem Vase for Springtime (one grasshopper), Small Grasshopper Vase, Stem Vase for Springtime (Squared) View details
Jill Fanshawe Kato
Stem Vase for Springtime (one grasshopper), Small Grasshopper Vase, Stem Vase for Springtime (Squared)
2020stonewareH:8.5 - 17.5cm W:7 - 11cm D:7 - 10.5cm£225 (left), £145 (middle), £225 (right)River Exe Birds Bowl View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
River Exe Birds Bowl
2020stonewareH:4.5cm D:25cm£245Small Grasshopper Jug and Grasshopper Cups View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Small Grasshopper Jug and Grasshopper Cups
2020stonewareH:7.5-10cm W:11-13.5cm D:6-8cm£155 (left), £80 (middle) (right sold)Rowan Teabowl and Winter Frost Teabowl View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Rowan Teabowl and Winter Frost Teabowl
2020stonewareH:8-9.5cm D:10-10.5cm£185 each (left sold)Yellow Bird Square Dish, Ibis Square Dish View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Yellow Bird Square Dish, Ibis Square Dish
2020stonewareH:5.5-6cm W:20-21cm D:19cm£175 each (right sold)Blue Bird Bowl I, Yellow Bird Bowl, Blue Bird Bowl II View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Blue Bird Bowl I, Yellow Bird Bowl, Blue Bird Bowl II
2020stonewareH:5 - 7cm W:17 - 18cm£175 (top left), £175 (far right), £165 (lower middle) (bottom SOLD)Hare Plates View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Hare Plates
2020stonewareD:16 - 17cm£80 each (top and left sold)Ovoid Bird Vase, Stem Vase for Springtime, Tall Vase View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Ovoid Bird Vase, Stem Vase for Springtime, Tall Vase
2020stonewareH:22-44cm W:12-17cm£485 (left sold), £245 (middle sold), £385 (right)Oval Grasshopper Bowl View details-
Grasshopper and Leaf Plate and Grasshopper Plates View details
Jill Fanshawe Kato
Grasshopper and Leaf Plate and Grasshopper Plates
2020stonewareH:16-17cm W:17-17.5cmSoldBird Cup, Summertime Cup, Wagtail Cup View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Bird Cup, Summertime Cup, Wagtail Cup
2020stonewareH:8-8.5cm W:11.5-12.5cm D:7.5-8cmSoldBird Plates and Guinea Fowl Plate View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Bird Plates and Guinea Fowl Plate
2020stonewareD:16.5 - 17cmSoldTwo Bird Plate, Owl Plate, Guinea Fowl Plate I, Blue Bird Plate View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Two Bird Plate, Owl Plate, Guinea Fowl Plate I, Blue Bird Plate
2020stonewareD:16.5 - 17cmSoldBird Jug III (reverse) View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Bird Jug III (reverse)
2020stonewareH:32.5cm W:20.5cm D:13.5cmSoldBird Jug III View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Bird Jug III
2020stonewareH:32.5cm W:20.5cm D:13.5cmSoldOvoid Bird and Leaf Vase (reverse) View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Ovoid Bird and Leaf Vase (reverse)
2020stonewareH:29.5cm W:15.5cm D:13cmSoldOvoid Bird and Leaf Vase (front) View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Ovoid Bird and Leaf Vase (front)
2020stonewareH:29.5cm W:15.5cm D:13cmSoldPheasant Vase View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Pheasant Vase
2016stonewareH:32cm W:22cmSoldSquare Bird Dish View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Square Bird Dish
2018stonewareH:18cm W:18cmSoldLong-tailed Bird Bowl View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Long-tailed Bird Bowl
2018stonewareD:30cmSoldOval Bee Eater Bowl View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Oval Bee Eater Bowl
2018H:29cm W:20cm D:5cmSoldBird & Fern Bowl View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Bird & Fern Bowl
2018stonewareH:11cm W:23cm D:25cmSoldChatter Bowl, Seedling View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Chatter Bowl, Seedling
2018stonewareH:7.5cm D:15cmSoldCurve Pod View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Curve Pod
2018stonewareH:22cm W:24cm D:7cmSoldBird and Fern Bowl View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Bird and Fern Bowl
2018stonewareH:28cm W:31cm D:4.5cmSoldFooted Bowl View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Footed Bowl
2018stonewareH:18.5cm W:21cm D:5.5cmSoldBird Jug I View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Bird Jug I
2018stonewareH:20cm W:15cm D:12cmSoldBird Jug II View detailsJill Fanshawe Kato
Bird Jug II
2018stonewareH:22cm W:18cm D:12cmSoldBlack and White Vase View detailsLoading
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