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John Ward's pots are handbuilt in coils, before being altered at the leather-hard stage by being cut and rejoined.


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John Ward (British 1938-2023) Ward came to his career in ceramics later in life, having first worked as a cameraman at the BBC. After briefly studying ceramics part time at East Ham Technical college, London, Ward eventually enrolled at Camberwell School of Art in 1966 to study under Lucie Rie and Hans Coper. In 1971 he established his first.


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Some very sad news came last month with the death of John Ward at the age of 84. One of Britain's foremost studio potters, John Ward built up a remarkable body of work characterised by slow, methodical hand-building, and a concern for the sculptural qualities of a pot.. 'The Pottery of John Ward' was the first book to survey Ward's.


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Ward's pottery draws influence from a number of ancient and modern sources. He referred to the forms of ancient Chinese and Egyptian pre-glaze pottery and early Cypriot and Persian bowls, as well as the work of Coper, Rie and Ian Godfrey in creating his sculptural stoneware vessels.


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John Ward (b.1938) has a longstanding reputation as one of Britain's foremost potters, and yet very little has been written about his manifold achievements.


John Ward sculptural studio pottery vase, circa 1993, with green striped matt glaze on white grou

About John has been creating beautiful earthen vessels for over 40 years. An "interest" developed into a passion for working in clay - particularly throwing on the wheel.


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Pottery by John Ward studio: 406.273.3775 mobile: 406.240.1570 e-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2024 Earthen Vessels


John Ward studio pottery vase, circa 1993, with mottled green glaze, impressed with artist's seal

THE POTTERY OF JOHN WARD Monday 10 July 2023 Given the popularity of the distinctive hand-built, matt-glazed vessels of British studio potter John Ward (b.1938), it is surprising that until now, little has been written about his work. However, this well illustrated volume more than makes up for this.


John Ward sculptural studio pottery vase, circa 1993, with green striped matt glaze on white grou

John's choice of pottery was by no means obvious. Born in Islington, north London, he was the second of three sons of George Ward, a butcher, and Marjorie (nee Lay), who did the firm's.


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1994 (made) Artist/Maker. Ward, John (maker) Place of origin. Cilgwym (made) John Ward begins by coil-building his pots, and then cuts and rejoins the curved surfaces to create more angular shapes. The black and white glazes on this flattened pot exaggerate its curves by suggesting the idea of a shadow.


A group of three John Ward Douglas studio pottery matt glazed vases, the first of flattened circular

John Ward, born 1938 in Islington, London, studied at East Ham Technical College and Camberwell School of Art. He had two workshops in South East London during the 1970s - at Anerley and Charlton - before moving to Dyfed in Wales in 1979. John uses coiling techniques to produce hollow vessels with simple but subtle shapes and surface textures.


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Born in 1938 London, John Ward is regarded as one of Britons greatest potters. Influenced by ancient pre-glaze pottery from China and Cypress he was inspired by more modem influences such as Hans Coper's formal strength, Lucie Rie's colour palette and Ian Godfrey's playful textures.


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Immediately, the patterned surface decoration of John Ward's ceramics recalls the pre-glazed pottery of ancient Egypt and China, but the pleasingly simple graphic element of his work belies the complex hand-building of each vessel he creates.


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John Ward is one of the most important British contemporary studio ceramicist. His pottery is currently being shown at the Erskin, Hall & Coe Gallery.


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John Ward-Tulip Pot Stoneware 23.5cm height John Ward - Striped Bowl c. 1985 John Ward-Shouldered Vessel, c. 1980 John Ward- Rounded Pot with Squared Top and Green Banding c. 1995 John Ward - Blue Vessel John Ward — Monumental White Form with Green Banding,


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John Ward Master Potter - 1946-2017, Florence, MT. 425 likes. John has been creating beautiful earthen vessels in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana for.