Norman Wilson
explores the
fascinating
history of Candy
Ware and details
a unique
opportunity to
acquire many key
pieces for your
own collection .
'Type the word
Candy into an
internet search
engine, and the
chances are that
most of the
resulting links
will be to do
with sweets –
although a
friend tells me
that it also
brings up
ladies’ lingerie
(or is this just
what he tells
his wife?). One
or two may make
reference to
Candy Art
Pottery, but not
many...'
Clare Blake takes a peek at the charming pottery
owls of Farnham and Brannam Potteries.
'Floating across
harvest fields
and through
woods on silent
wings like some
mysterious
feathered angel,
the owl has long
captured the
imagination of
mankind,
appearing in
works of art for
thousands of
years, from
friezes at the
ancient Karnak
temple in Luxor
to the latest
Harry Potter
adventure. In
Greek mythology
Athena, the
goddess of
wisdom, often
assumed the
shape of the
owl, and this is
perhaps the
reason why the
owl has become
revered as a
symbol of wisdom
throughout the
Western world...'
Winchcombe potter Ray Finch is celebrating his
seventieth anniversary in studio ceramics this
year By John Edgeler.
'Cornish-born
Michael Cardew
originally set
up this West
Country pottery
at Winchcombe in
1926. Michael
had worked for
three years with
Bernard Leach at
St Ives
producing mainly
slipware, and
had strong
personal and
family
associations
with the Fishley
pottery at
Fremington,
North Devon,
dating back to
before World War
One...'
Tomorrow's Treasures.
'What will be
exciting the
collectors of
the future? Can
you imagine a
dusty attic in
the year 2075
with a hidden
treasure
languishing in a
dark corner that
was created in
the early years
of this century?
We thought it
would be fun to
speculate and
showcase the
work of a few
potters and
designers whose
finely-crafted,
spectacular art
works are
collectable
today and will
surely be the
antiques of the
future....'
Antiquexplorer takes an in-depth look at the
work of one of the most innovative ceramic
artists of recent times.
'Walter Keeler
is one of the
primary figures
at the forefront
of imaginative,
functional
pottery; a
leading exponent
of salt-glaze
and an
earthenware
artist with
bold, fluid,
colourful
glazes. A
professor in
ceramics,
shortlisted for
the Jerwood
Applied Arts
prize, with work
in public
collections
around the
world, Keeler is
renowned for his
remarkable
contribution to
contemporary
studio pottery.
He was the Gold
Medal winner for
Craft and Design
at the National
Eisteddfod of
Wales in 2004...'
