Description
Beach inspired clay sculpture. Hand built using coil and slab techniques in a variety of clays, the work explores the combination of fire and clays using electric, raku and smoke kiln firings.
About
'There is a close affiliation between the beach stones I collect and my work'
Sally makes ceramic sculpture, experimenting with combinations of clays and kiln firings to capture the essence of the Islands landscape. By using hand building techniques each piece evolves slowly, enabling it to develop its own character, to become individual while retaining evidence of the maker and reflecting the influences from many other sources, including neolithic artifacts. The technical challenges of working with clay and fire provides endless inspiration.
The scale of work ranges from palm sized pieces to large standing forms, with large bowls up to 50cm diameter formed in plaster moulds made from mooring buoys. The work is either high fired to 1260ºC or Raku and saggar smoke fired.
Sally studied 3D design at Middlesex University 1977-1980. Married and moved to the Isle of Wight in 1981 and worked with clay until starting a family in 1987. She began again in a new studio at her home in Bembridge in 2006 and following a move to West Wight in 2014 now has a converted garage studio and renovated Barn exhibition space in Thorley, Isle of Wight.
Solo Show 2009 The Rope Store, Quay Arts , Newport. I.O.W.
Art Fairs
2012, 2013, 2015 Art in Clay at Hatfield House
2012, 2013, 2015 Art in Clay at The Maltings, Farnham, Surrey
2010 Oxford Ceramics CPA association stand
Joint Exhibitions
with Coast Art Mandy Bangerter, Gerry Price, Sally Woodford and Penny Walford
Following a feature in Coast Magazine in February 2012
2014 Rope Store Gallery,Quay Arts, Newport I.O.W
2012,2013, 2014 Bembridge Sailing Club, I.O.W
2012 Garlic Farm, Newchurch
with QuayCrafts www.quaycrafts.com
2019 Out of the Box a collaboration with Carisbrooke Castle Museum
2017 Out of the Shadows Casting new light on Julia Margaret Cameron, Dimbola Museum
2015 Beyond the Red Rope a collaboration with Osbourne House, East Cowes
2014-2015 The Damerham Archeological Project The Red House Museum, Christchurch, Brading Roman Villa and Kingston University Gallery
2013 William Cobbett: 250th Anniversary Farnham Museum, Surrey
2011 Another Time, Another Place : 25 Years of QuayCrafts West Gallery, Quay Arts
2010 A Place Between Pelham House Gallery, Cowes
2009 Time and Place Ventnor Botanical Gardens I.O.W
A Summer Exhibition with Martin and Melaine Swan and Sarah Talbot, an annual exhibition from 2010 to 2020 at Quarr Abbey, Fishbourne I.O.W
2010 and 2011 an exhiition with Southern Ceramic Group at Bishops Kitchen Chichester
Participated in Isle of Wight Arts Open Studio since 2006
Demonstrations and talks
2014 Vectis DFAS
2012 I.O.W. Arts Club
2011 Southern Ceramic Group
2011 Wey Ceramic Sciety
Categories
Ceramics / Sculpture
Location
Thorley
Contact
- Tel:
- 01983638160
- 07890578677 (mobile)
- Email:
- sallywoodford57@gmail.com
- Website:
- http://www.sallywoodford.co.uk