We are delighted to present a solo exhibition featuring new work from William Plumptre. Trained by a Japanese master Mingei potter, Tatsuzo Shimaoka, William Plumptre has been making pots in the Anglo-Oriental style for over three decades. A Very English Tradition features his iconic wood ash glaze and rope marking decoration - a technique he learnt in Japan with Tatsuzo Shimaoka.
'I left Chelsea Art School in 1983 and lived for 2 years in Mashiko from 1985 where I worked for a year in the workshop of Tatsuzo Shimaoka; a National Treasure of Japan. It opened up a vast wealth of pottery technique and interpretations of clay. I have returned four times to Japan and still draw on my experiences there. I was curious to learn the technique of Zogan the inlay of slip on clay and rope decoration on the surface of clay which is the main reason why I went to study under Tatsuzo Shimaoka. I love the surface texture created by this method and the use of different types of wood ash glaze to bring out the rope patterns.' - William Plumptre
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Large Dish, Thrown Vase and Thrown Paddled Bottle View details
William Plumptre
Large Dish, Thrown Vase and Thrown Paddled Bottle
2020glazed stoneware, inlaid slipSoldThrown Bowl View detailsWilliam Plumptre
Thrown Bowl
2020inlaid slip with cobalt and copper and ironH:12cm W:51cmSoldThrown Vase View detailsWilliam Plumptre
Thrown Vase
2020inlaid slip with iron and copperH:64cm W:28cmSoldThrown Bowl View detailsWilliam Plumptre
Thrown Bowl
2020inlaid slip with iron and copperH:32cm W:11cmSoldThrown Vase View detailsWilliam Plumptre
Thrown Vase
2020inlaid slip with iron and copperH:19cm W:10cm£250Thrown Paddled Bottle View detailsWilliam Plumptre
Thrown Paddled Bottle
2020inlaid slip with ironH:38cm W:15cmSoldThrown Paddled Bottle View detailsWilliam Plumptre
Thrown Paddled Bottle
2020iron with nuka and combH:24cm W:15cm D:15cmSoldPaddled Thrown Bottle View detailsWilliam Plumptre
Paddled Thrown Bottle
2020inlaid slip with iron and cobaltH:15cm W:12cm D:10cmSoldThrown Paddled Bottle View detailsWilliam Plumptre
Thrown Paddled Bottle
2020inlaid slip with iron and combH:24cm W:17cm D:15cmSoldLoading
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