Janet Mansfield Ceramics

Art perception an international bi annual full color print publication posted to your door.

Janet mansfield ceramics.

This research consists of a curated exhibition of janet mansfield s ceramic work an accompanying essay and a public lecture given by the author. There s lots more to this article. Janet mansfield wrote a number of books on ceramics and in 2007 started her own publishing company mansfield press. These works are usually made on commission often in collaboration with an architect and with a specific place in mind.

Janet mansfield was also in demand as a speaker writer and juror. She started ceramics events in her local town of gulgong. And she was a member of the international academy of ceramics since 1981 and president from 2006 2012. After training in ceramics at the national art school east sydney in 1964 65 she has exhibited widely in australia and overseas she is represented in major public collections and her work has appeared in international publications.

Clarity by janet koplos. Morning view a world renowned ceramics studio and artist residency in gulgong australia. The kashi tiles of sindh by muhammad hussnain sethi and lei shen. Glaze pinholes by jeff zamek.

Jeff zamek ceramics art perception 115 2020 technical home q. Janet mansfield s achievements added up to several lifetimes worth. Thirteen ways of looking at fire by john hughes. On my last firing the glaze had a number of small pin holes.

Reclaiming authenticity in contemporary studio pottery by orly nezer. Ms mansfield died on monday february 4 following a year s battle with cancer. Material traces of past performances. Her lifetime involvement with the ceramic arts ended earlier this month after a struggle with cancer.

Janet mansfield s contribution to ceramics was made not only through her outstanding work in clay but through an enthusiasm for the medium that led her to teach inspire and support other ceramicists. Janet mansfield was a leader in the international world of ceramics. Clay gulgong australia s great international ceramics festival april 3 9 2021. Janet mansfield states that one of the reasons for writing this book was the need as i saw it to draw attention to the work of ceramic artists who make large scale works for placement in public or private environments.

Potter exhibitor writer editor and publisher judge and jurist diplomat traveller. Mansfield ceramics is making an indelible mark through three distinct operations.