Svend Bayer Ceramics

He was born of swedish parents in uganda in 1946 and came to england when he was sixteen.

Svend bayer ceramics. Other potters a k sales. The press release for the demo gave the following short bio of the artist. Svend bayer was born in 1946 in uganda to danish parents. Mike dodd sales 1.

Svend bayer sales 6. He uses a wood fired cross draught single chamber 800 cu ft. Svend bayer sales 4. Svend bayer sales 2.

He likes to work on a large scale and even his domestic pots have a quality of grandeur influenced by his admiration for traditional pottery of the far east. I went to see a demo at greenwich house by a potter svend bayer known for making large pots building kilns and his wood burning firings. The result of a period of experimenting with making celadon glazes from local rocks including granite and with exposing shino and kaki glazes to the wood ash in the kiln they achieve some new and dazzling results. He worked there as a thrower for a year.

This process totally alters the chemistry of the. They were at sladers yard from 5 july to. Mike dodd sales 2. Svend bayer makes his wood fired stoneware pots in rural seclusion at sheepwash in devon.

Musings on the potter svend bayer and what drives the creative process. Glazes and surfaces much altered by the presence of ash throughout the five day firings. Ceramics and monumental pots by svend bayer for sale one of the finest wood fire potters available from goldmark in uppingham. Svend bayer exhibition live broadcast from goldmark gallery.

Svend bayer is best known for his large garden pots but also makes domestic wares. Since the pots are in the fire box they are continually being covered by embers. Max waterhouse on svend bayer december 2019 we welcome svend bayer back to goldmark with immense pleasure. Svend bayer sales 5.

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After travelling in the far east asia and the u s a he set up his workshop in devon in 1975. After studying at exeter university he worked with michael cardew at wenford bridge pottery from 1969 to 1972 when he joined the brannam pottery in barnsatple. Svend bayer svend bayer s latest pots exude vitality from strong forms. Svend bayer wood fired stoneware jars fired in the fire box of a large wood fired cross draught kiln.

You can view available pots by scrolling down this page or by clicking this link we were initially inspired to start live broadcasting by the fact that we have here at the gallery the last ever exhibition by one of the world s great potters svend bayer. Of danish extraction bayer worked with michael cardew who described him as easily my best pupil. Svend bayer was born in uganda to danish parents. Kiln and is based in sheepwash devon.