Joanna Terry Ceramics
Art Forms
Ceramics, Sculpture
Exhibition and News
Selected artist for The Rye Society of Artists Spring Show at The Rye Art gallery.
Saturday 22nd march until Monday 5th May 2025
Biography
Joanna Terry is a ceramicist working in Parian Porcelain in rural Kent. Joanna’s work is her visceral reaction to natures continuous renewal. Observed through her daily walking in woods and nature reserves, it is a mediative experience that connects her directly with the earth.
This daily ritual is often the starting point of each new collection, gathering found pieces of wood or stones, noting the changes to the season. Preferring to cast clay directly in the landscape, Joanna’s approach helps to minimise her impact on these often fragile landscapes. Casting bark, grasses and native plants, sometimes only revealed at low tides, her soft imprints give a pure impression of the landscape she loves. When taken back to the studio, Joanna’s soft imprints are transformed into delicately textured vessels that reference the seasonal shift and rich bio diversity of this beautiful county she inhabits. Joanna’s fragile forms are fired free of setters to encourage the natural twist and turn in the high firing process. Seeing the fragility of each piece, balanced lightly on found wood, references ones own vulnerability and the need to be centred.
Through her process of making and with the addition of light, Joanna hopes to bring the native beauty of these moments she treasures moving through fragile lands.
Contact
please email @ joannaterryceramics@gmail.com
