On view at our Wiltshire gallery within the restored Woolland Studio of Elisabeth Frink, a unique collection of works by Japan’s most celebrated ceramicist will be exhibited including a unique response to the drawings of Britain’s groundbreaking female sculptor.
Makoto Kagoshima, based in Kyushu, the southern island of Japan, illustrates whimsical and heart-warming motifs on clay, making each ceramic object a unique, one-of-a-kind piece of art. Kagoshima’s designs are all done freehand. Forms are drawn in pencil on the dried clay then blocks of colour are applied using a paintbrush. Fine lines are then scratched out to give detail, using the improvised tool of a dentist’s pick and the broken rib of an umbrella.
