JUDY MCKENZIE
FEATURED ARTIST
11th February to 22nd March 2023
At the age of 57, Judy left her career in the design and print industry and enrolled for a BA in 3D Craft and Design, going on to study for an MA in Ceramics at the Royal College of Art where she developed an interest in the ancient ceramic processes of Nerikomi and Kintsugi.
With Nerikomi, every detail of a piece is worked by hand, from colouring the porcelain with stains and oxides, to forming patterns and creating designs, but ultimately the process allows the clay to distort and twist, giving rise to unique patterns. No glaze is used, but each piece is polished to create a silky-smooth surface that highlights the beauty of porcelain.
Kintsugi embraces the imperfections that can occur during the extremities of construction and firing. Highlighting a crack in the porcelain with a silver mend emphasises the beauty that can be found in imperfection and fragility, making it something to be treasured.
In this new collection, Judy has pushed the boundaries of her imagination to allow a more fluid and liberated way of exploring the use of coloured clay. During lockdown, she drew inspiration from permitted country walks, recognising that we are all connected by nature and the sky above us and our individual struggles to make sense of what was happening.
In her ceramic practice she continues to research and investigate the myriad possibilities that working with colour and pattern can achieve. Her particularly unique process of Nerikomi has appeared in specialist publications by seminal ceramic authors. Judy exhibits in New York, London and galleries throughout the UK.
‘Wall Plaque’ Coloured Porcelain 26cm x 26cm x 0.7cm £750
‘Breaking Through the Clouds’
‘Yellow Clouds, Large Eliptical Vase’ Coloured Grogged Porcelain 22cm x 28cm x 10cm
£595
‘Stormy Sunset’ Coloured Porcelain Nerikomi Bowl 16cm x 12cm x 16cm £325
‘Flamingo Lake, Nerikomi Eliptical Vase’ Coloured Porcelain 13cm x 19cm x 7.5cm £325
‘Yellow Pastel Bowl’ Porcelain Nerikomi bowl 26cm x 16.5cm x 26cm £375
‘Cornish Bay, Asymmetrical Form’
Coloured Porcelain with Silver Kintsugi 35cm x 33cm x 9cm £595
‘Amorphous Coloured Cloud’
Coloured Porcelain with Silver Kintsugi 38cm x 27cm x 12cm £595
‘Oyster Catchers, Nerikomi Eliptical Vase’ Coloured Porcelain 13cm x 19cm x 7.5cm £325
‘To The Beach, Large Eliptical Vase’ Coloured Grogged Porcelain 22cm x 25cm x 10cm £595
‘Bluebell Woods’ Coloured Porcelain 31cm x 31cm x 1cm £800
‘Beach Sunset, Nerikomi Bowl’ Coloured Porcelain with Silver Kintsugi 23cm x 14cm x 23cm £325
‘Summer Rain’
Grogged Porcelain
Nerikomi Form 29cm x 15cm x 12cm £225
‘Fiery Sky’
Coloured Porcelain Nerikomi Bowl
16cm x 12cm x 16cm £325
‘Large Eliptical Vase with Landscape’ Coloured Porcelain with Silver Kintsugi 21cm x 28cm x 10.5cm £595
‘Nerikomi Bowl I’
Coloured Porcelain 10.5cm x 6.5cm x 10.5cm £300
‘Nerikomi Bowl II’
Coloured Porcelain 10cm x 5.5cm x 10cm £300
‘Unsettled Skies’
Porcelain Nerikomi bowl
15.5cm x 12cm x 15.5cm £325
‘Pink Cloud’
Coloured Nerikomi Porcelain
13cm x 18cm x 8cm £325
‘Small Porcelain Box’
Coloured Porcelain
6cm x 7cm x 5.8cm
£75
‘Small Porcelain Box’
Coloured Porcelain
6cm x 5.5cm x 6cm
£75
‘Square Porcelain Box’
Coloured Porcelain
7cm x 5cm x 7cm
£75
‘Octagonal Porcelain Box’
Coloured Porcelain
4.5cm x 4cm x 4.5cm
£65
‘Oblong Porcelain Box’
Coloured Porcelain with Gold Foil Lining 13cm x 5.5cm x 7.5cm £95
