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| - Awards / Education - | ||
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| 2002 | The Best Up and Coming Local Artist Award, Brighton & Hove | |
| Prize £1500 - Ceremony held at The Dome Concert Hall & Corn Exchange | ||
| 2002 | BA Honours Degree in Three Dimensional Crafts - 2.1 | |
| University of Brighton - Specialising in Ceramics and Polyester Resins/Plastics | ||
| 1999 | BTEC Diploma Foundation Studies in Art and Design | |
| Brighton College of Technology - Final Major Project - Distinction | ||
| 1998 | A-Levels - Christ's Hospital School, Horsham | |
| Art and Design - Fine Art - A | ||
| Art and Design - Fashion and Textiles - A | ||
| Design and Technology - A | ||
| Mathematics - B | ||
| - Artist Statement - | ||
Searching for the perfect fusion of strong design, innovative style and spontaneous expression. The clay vessel is my bold canvas; strong, simple and unfussy in form. Layers of clay echo periods of time, memories; slow, controlled, ordered. The surface evokes moods, tensions, actions, reactions. Using additions of metal oxides for the reds, blacks and blues, the coloured clay layers are brushed on the slip cast vessel or inlaid in incised lines and marks. The surface marks are created using various sgraffito tools when the clay vessel is in a leather-hard state. Rowena bisque fires, then masks areas on the outside of the vessel using wax resist, glazing the inside and the unmasked areas with a transparent gloss with the final firing at 1160°C. All pieces are hand made and have Rowena's signature mark on the base. |
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