Hopkins Spadge

My Grandfather’s Lawnmower

20 x 45 x 15cm

This is from a collection of work to appear in a forthcoming book where the artist reflects on his past to try and make sense of the present and future. Fond memories of the smells of warm oil, petrol and freshly mown grass that remind him of the safety and love of his grandparent’s house in the 1970s are evoked in this representation of the patinated Atco; which has been made in clay and glazed, assembled with steel fittings and featuring painted copper handles and other components.

Becoming V, 2022

Handbuilt stoneware ceramic sculpture

40 x 40 x 30cm

Becoming is a series of intuitive ceramic sculptures inspired by research into European native oysters, invasive slipper limpets and the role of touch in their transition from male to female.

Wood-Salt Fired Lidded Jar Clay

15 x 12 cm

Fired to 1300 degrees in a wood-salt kiln. Surface texture and colour created by salt and fly ash from the wood fuel Shino glaze on the inside. Pale slip on the lid. Placed high in the kiln, subject to direct flame, enhancing the texture and colour created by the salt and fly ash from the wood fuel.