DEBORAH WEYMONT
I have made art all my life and am mainly self-taught having dropped out of art school in the 1970's. I started ceramics in adult education classes and for the past 7 years have been developing my interest in tiles and tile making as well as handbuilding pots and sculptural pieces.
In relation to tile making I have a particular interest in 'Delftware' techniques as developed during the 16th Century-using tin glaze and cobalt oxide.
Recent handbuilding projects have included combining different clays and different ceramic traditions to make large pots and plates. The invitation is to 'look again' and to see something that is both familiar and new. The work is experimental and playful-integrating traditional materials and craft techniques with a modern attitude and aesthetic.
For the last year I have also been collaborating with a silver smith to make porcelain and silver jewellery which we have sold at local fairs and art trails.
In January 2020 I attended a six day residential course with Sandy Brown -ceramicist and I hope to build on that inspiring opportunity in future. My main focus for 2020 has been our exhibition on the theme of Migration. This is a theme I have explored both implicitly and explicitly over the last 20 years particularly in relation the social and emotional legacy of colonialism. Current events seem to demand fresh thinking and new perspectives on the links between a pandemic, climate crisis, global economic meltdown and the way we relate to other people particularly displaced people and migrants.
Deborah has worked in inner-city special education for 40 years in London and Bristol. She works part time as an Art Therapist and also provides supervision to Art and Play Therapists. She is now semi-retired and is enjoying having a studio at Clay Shed Bristol and more time in which to make art and take part in exhibitions.
In relation to tile making I have a particular interest in 'Delftware' techniques as developed during the 16th Century-using tin glaze and cobalt oxide.
Recent handbuilding projects have included combining different clays and different ceramic traditions to make large pots and plates. The invitation is to 'look again' and to see something that is both familiar and new. The work is experimental and playful-integrating traditional materials and craft techniques with a modern attitude and aesthetic.
For the last year I have also been collaborating with a silver smith to make porcelain and silver jewellery which we have sold at local fairs and art trails.
In January 2020 I attended a six day residential course with Sandy Brown -ceramicist and I hope to build on that inspiring opportunity in future. My main focus for 2020 has been our exhibition on the theme of Migration. This is a theme I have explored both implicitly and explicitly over the last 20 years particularly in relation the social and emotional legacy of colonialism. Current events seem to demand fresh thinking and new perspectives on the links between a pandemic, climate crisis, global economic meltdown and the way we relate to other people particularly displaced people and migrants.
Deborah has worked in inner-city special education for 40 years in London and Bristol. She works part time as an Art Therapist and also provides supervision to Art and Play Therapists. She is now semi-retired and is enjoying having a studio at Clay Shed Bristol and more time in which to make art and take part in exhibitions.
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'delftware tiles' from elements of hip-hop series
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'mongrel' -stoneware platter 2019
european post-colonial pot - detail
mixed clay pot 2019 
Dual Heritage Pots 2017
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mixed-heritage pot 2019
mixed-heritage plate -stoneware
Prayer Beads 2018
'There are many ways to tell a story' 2016- cretan pots with tin glaze and cobalt oxide
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porcelain and silver earrings
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Collaborative work made with silver smith
Chloe Paull 2019 |
