Gillian Highland
Having obtained my BA in Three Dimensional Design and Ceramics in 1969, I taught in various establishments and undertook commissions over a 15 year period for various clients including Lord Clark.
In 1984 I started a business with my husband, unrelated to ceramics , which required my full time attention until I effectively ‘retired’ in 2010 to allow me to dedicate my time to my workshop once again.
The ideas I had stored over time began to flow, creating stoneware slab pots, thrown reduced stoneware tableware, and sold through Craft Fairs at Hever Castle and at the new Celebrating Ceramics at Waterperry, Oxford and a number of galleries, including the RBA at The Mall Galleries.
My work continues to evolve from inlaid slab pots to earthenware and raku lustreware encompassing many different glazes, firing temperatures, techniques, and clays in order to try to represent my response to the landscape in which I live. The moon phases are very important to my work not only influencing the designs, but the natural cycle of life with it’s magnetic pull. The core elements of earth, air, fire, and water are an essential source to attempt to create the perfect pot.
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In 1984 I started a business with my husband, unrelated to ceramics , which required my full time attention until I effectively ‘retired’ in 2010 to allow me to dedicate my time to my workshop once again.
The ideas I had stored over time began to flow, creating stoneware slab pots, thrown reduced stoneware tableware, and sold through Craft Fairs at Hever Castle and at the new Celebrating Ceramics at Waterperry, Oxford and a number of galleries, including the RBA at The Mall Galleries.
My work continues to evolve from inlaid slab pots to earthenware and raku lustreware encompassing many different glazes, firing temperatures, techniques, and clays in order to try to represent my response to the landscape in which I live. The moon phases are very important to my work not only influencing the designs, but the natural cycle of life with it’s magnetic pull. The core elements of earth, air, fire, and water are an essential source to attempt to create the perfect pot.
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