As I am mow working for my solo show in spring of 2020, I will probably not be making any garden pots, larger birdbaths and planters for some time.
I will be selling my garden pieces at our Open Studios at the weekend, some at reduced price.
17 & 18 November 11am-4PM
My studio, Studio 18 will be open and I welcome visitors to have a look at my work in progress.
I am working on pieces for my solo show in 2020. This exhibition will be centred on works I have developed taking inspiration from drain covers around Sheffield.
I shall also show new sculptural pieces inspired by nature, this will include some outdoor pieces.
There will be no more smaller garden pots as such, but at the Open Studio I will be selling of some at reduced price.
I shall be at the Ceramic fair with new pieces of works on Saturday 5 May and Sunday 6 May, 2018, 10 a.m. – 4 P.M.
I am working on getting ready for this years Open Studio weekend.
What I will be showing is a series of cast taken from the streets of Sheffield, from the parks and a bit further away the beach.
Casts from the street is a couple of casts from manhole covers, quite old one with beautifully hand carved letters. I have made plaster moulds from the cast I have taken from the metal covers, and they are now stoneware and porcelain pieces to be exhibited.
From the parks are seed pods and bird feathers.
Bird feathers are everywhere, on the paths in the park, on the pavements in town and on the sand on the beach. All different in shape and colour, endless inspiration.
The seedpods does not strictly come from a Sheffield park, but from a large tree at the ceramic centre I went to in Hungary last summer. I started some plaster moulds there, inspired by the seedpods,
and have now cast stoneware and porcelain shapes from them.
The stoneware casts from the beach shows different patterns in sand. I have made them into cushion like pieces.
It is all about looking around and enjoying what is interesting and beautiful in our environment.
Some of my garden ceramics will be part of the Sculpture Trail and be displayed at Peter Reeds small garden at 11 Katherine Street.
The Open Garden will take place the first weekend-8th-9th September and I shall try to be there most of the time to meet visitors and answer questions on my works. I look forward to being in Saltaire for the festival, it is such a lovely place.
This is the first year of the RHS Flower Show at Chatsworth. My studio is only 45 minutes away from the show, at Yorkshire Artspace : Persistence Works in Sheffield. I have handmade planters and birdbaths for sale in my studio, and I will be there over the weekend so if any visitors to the show would like to come along, please email me.
You can see a selection of some of my garden ceramics here https://hannewestergaard.co.uk/garden-ceramics/
My white porcelain vessels are included in the new exhibition at the Cupola Contemporary Art, Sheffield. The show opens on Friday 10 June and is on until 22 July.
The gallery also shows my small multicoloured vases, which makes good summer presents.
The Cupola is to be found on 178-178a Middlewood Road Sheffield S6 1TD
I shall take part in the Little Northern Contemporary Craft Fair on Sunday 7th May with my ceramics.
I will be selling a new smaller vessels and vases as well as some larger soda/wood fired plates and planters.
It will be my first time at this craft fair and I am looking forward to the event. I have heard nice things about it and the list of exhibitors looks exciting.
The fair takes place at Altrincham Town Hall, Manchester.
There is a Facebook event page for the event here where you can find more information > https://www.facebook.com/events/2021166451444856/
Some new vases and vessels for the RHS London Spring Plant and Orchid show next week.
I will be exhibiting my garden ceramics at the RHS Spring Plant and Orchid Show in London on the 29th and 30th March.
I have made new vases for orchids and other flowers, but I shall also bring my ceramics for outdoor, my birdbaths and planters.
