Urn ii • Ceramic Cremation Urn

£1,795

1 in stock

Artist: Jo Taylor

Hand-thrown in White St Thomas clay, Urn ii continues Jo Taylor’s exploration of form and ornament. The light, sandy body is enveloped in layers of hand-applied shells and botanical motifs, cast from fragments gathered along the shoreline. Each curve and fold is individually sculpted, giving the surface a rhythmic sense of movement.

Every ceramic cremation urn in this series is unique, reflecting the artist’s sensitivity to material and memory. Urn ii offers a tactile and contemplative way to hold ashes and celebrate the natural patterns that shape both life and craft.

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Approximate dimensions:

Height: 30cm
Width: 25cm
Internal volume: 5L

artist

Jo Taylor

Jo Taylor graduated from the MA Ceramics course at Bath Spa University in 2012; since then she has made her distinctive work from her studio at her home in Wiltshire. Inspired by ornament in architecture, her works often reference the Rococo period. Freedom of creativity and making each work unique is central to Jo's practice; whilst the works reference the historic, the outcomes are contemporary. Techniques are combined (hand building, extrusion, sprigging, potter’s wheel) to create each work, which is fired once, unglazed, in order for the clay to communicate the marks, textures and surface clearly. The urns are made using White St Thomas clay which has been high fired to make the work durable and achieve a colour reminiscent of Bath stone.

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