Tywi Valley Open Studios 16th - 24th July 2022
We're Back!
Announcement:
Viv Kersey, Jacob Buckland & Claire Spencer have unfortunately had to withdraw
please do not visit their studio's this year.
Hopefully they will be back next year.
We are really looking forward to welcoming
you back to our studios this year.
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Karen Williams
Ceramics
I studied art at university, specialising in graphics and printmaking, I experimented with clay but decided it was "difficult". My career didn't take me in that direction, I always pursued some type of art (photography, life-drawing, etching to name a few). When I moved to West Wales about 10 years ago, I worked from home as a project manager and needed a creative outlet. I found a ceramics class and decided to give it a go. it turned out that throwing left-handed opened the door to thrown ceramics for me. After a few years of lessons, I set up my own studio at home, which gave me flexibility and allowing more experimentation. When I make pots I'm most creative - its doing rather than thinking, its when the pots that I've dreamed about and doodled become reality.
I enjoy the technical challenge of making different shapes. Ceramics is a world of contrasts - taking a lump of clay and making something striking and functional. I'm fascinated by the discipline that's needed to throw a pot compared to the spontaneity of decorating the pot in a way that demonstrates movement, emotion and passion. I know that each pot will be slightly different to the last one - the beauty of handmade.
I'm inspired by the natural world and what i see around me: the fluidity and colours of the waves and the sea: the beauty of Welsh landscapes. there is nothing more magical and exciting than opening a glaze kiln and seeing the finished results for the first time.
Adrian & I will demonstrate raku firing at various times throughout the week, mainly at the weekends.
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Studio address -
Sharing with Adrian Munday
Grey Oaks
Brechfa
SA32 7RH
Tel: 07766 492264
email: karen@karenwilliamsceramics.co.uk
Opening times:
July 2022
Saturday 16th
Sunday 17th
Monday 18th
Tuesday 19th
Wednesday 20th
Thursday 21st
Friday 22nd
Saturday 23rd
Sunday 24th
10am - 5pm
10am - 5pm
10am - 5pm
10am - 5pm
10am - 5pm
10am - 5pm
10am - 5pm
10am - 8pm
10am - 5pm
