margaret curtis chawan at the embassy of japan
Insight Into Beauty Chawan / Teabowls inspired by Japan, made in the UK (28 Oct – Dec 2013).
THE EXHIBITORS Sandy Brown Carina Ciscato Robert Cooper Margaret Curtis Keiko Hasegawa Richard Heeley John Mahoney Jim Malone Marcio Mattos Kevin Milward Koji Shiraya Ruthanne Tudball Rachel Wood
Curated by Bonnie Kemske This exhibition brings together a diverse selection of ceramic artists working in the UK but inspired by the Japanese teabowl or Chawan Each artist was invited to submit up to ten Chawan from which the exhibition could then be selected.
Margaret’s collection The following pages show the ten Chawan that Margaret put forward for selection.
EMBASSY OF JAPAN 101/104 PICCADILLY LONDON W1J 7JT UK
My approach to making Chawan brings together a wealth of hard won disciplines and yet at the same time I must be relaxed and require of myself to work spontaneously and freely for the best results. It’s a challenge and a balance between the necessary process of the craft and the ability to observe and react in accord with the clay. Margaret Curtis October 2013
Photography and layout by Eddie Curtis
Published October 2013
margaret curtis www.teabowls.co.uk margaret@margaretcurtis.com