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Pauline Ashley - Painter / Potter / Ceramics Restorer (Harpenden)

Contact Pauline Ashley

Phone: 01582 462787
email: paulineashley@uwclub.net

Web pages: www.chinarestoration.co.uk

Artist's statement:
Pauline is excited by the Raku firing technique and makes porcelain pieces of an individual nature, that look like 12th century chinese crackle ware.

She also utilises her creative and colour matching skills to restore and repair other peoples precious broken artefacts as invisibly as possible, respecting fine workmanship. (ie antique china, porcelain, glass and jade, etc).

Awards:
Raku Porcelain selected by Eastern Arts and included in their travelling exhibition - May 1987-88.

Commissions:
'Eternal arc Light' for religious worship - Northwood Synagogue;
'Eternal arc Light' for religious worship - Aberdeen Synagogue 1985.

Exhibitions; numerous including:
Created video of Raku in the making - 1994;
Work auctioned by Bonhams, Knightsbridge - 1995, 1997;
Hitchin Museum - 1996;
Solo Exhibition, Primavera Gallery, Cambridge - 1986;
Municipal Arts Theatre, Nevers, France - 1984.

Qualifications:
London University Diploma in Education;
Courses in Batik, Calligraphy, Chinese brushwork, ceramics - West Dean, Chichester;
Courses in restoration - Great Missenden.

Publications:
Made a video film of the making of Raku Porcelain (professional presentation and photography).

Teaches all ages;
Workshops for ages 11-14 years and adults;
Ran own studio for 10 years.

Available for talks on restoration.

Art forms: working with porcelain, clay and also repairing damaged pots, broken limbs and renewing missing digits, etc. on other artists' creations and antique porcelain, etc.