Melanie Brown

We are currently exhibiting 2 pieces of work by Ceramicist Melanie Brown -

£320 each

From her Memoriam series these 2 pieces break away from Melanie's traditional teapots, entirely made of porcelain they sit within their own glass cases on wooden pedestals.

Melanie studied arts foundation at Wimbledon School of Art and completed her BA (Hons) Ceramics at Bristol Polytechnic and Masters Degree in Ceramics at Cardiff school of Art. She has had her own studio since 1978 and has exhibited her work in the UK, Japan, America and Europe.

Currently teaching on the BA Ceramics course at Cardiff School of Art, Melanie is also the co-founder and organiser of The Contemporary Ceramics Fair at Tredegar House, South Wales. Her work was selected for the National Eisteddfodd in 2004 to much critical acclaim and in 2005 and 2006 she exhibited at SOFA in Chicago with The Gallery at Ruthin Craft Centre where she had a sell-out show.

Since showing her work at SOFA, Melanie is now represented by galleries in America.

"I make teapots, I have always enjoyed the challenge of manipulating the four elements to create the perfect form; It is like trying to solve a three dimensional jigsaw puzzle. I throw and turn my work in porcelain. I respond to its purity. I believe it is important that the integrity of function and craftsmanship should be complemented by aesthetic considerations; consequently the ergonomics of each piece is potentially part of its beauty."