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Hilary Bird Mayo 11/03/2017 Hilary Bird Mayo 11/03/2017

BURBERRY MAKERS' HOUSE AND HENRY MOORE

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Hilary Bird Mayo 02/02/2017 Hilary Bird Mayo 02/02/2017

100 YEARS OF CERAMICS AT CENTRAL ST MARTINS

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Hilary Bird Mayo 28/01/2017 Hilary Bird Mayo 28/01/2017

ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART. WORK IN PROGRESS

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Hilary Bird Mayo 05/01/2017 Hilary Bird Mayo 05/01/2017

ICELAND

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Hilary Bird Mayo 05/01/2017 Hilary Bird Mayo 05/01/2017

ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART CERAMICS DEGREE SHOW: 2016

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Hilary Bird Mayo 27/06/2015 Hilary Bird Mayo 27/06/2015

NEW DESIGNERS 2015

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RIO'S FAVELAS AT THE NEW CRAFTSMAN, ST IVES, 2015

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Hilary Bird Mayo 30/03/2015 Hilary Bird Mayo 30/03/2015

SPODE

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Hilary Bird Mayo 10/11/2014 Hilary Bird Mayo 10/11/2014

MADE LONDON 2014

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Hilary Bird Mayo 30/10/2014 Hilary Bird Mayo 30/10/2014

Unravelling Uppark

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Hilary Bird Mayo 27/10/2014 Hilary Bird Mayo 27/10/2014

Wall painting

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Hilary Bird Mayo 20/08/2014 Hilary Bird Mayo 20/08/2014

Ceramics In The Expanded Field 2014

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View fullsize BURNT GROUND
Stoneware, Suffolk clay, ash, dust, sand, found fragments. Dia. 38cm. 2026.

New work responds to this summer’s devastating wildfire on Dunwich Heath in Suffolk.

Access to the area is still not allowed so local clays were collecte
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A few highlights. . .

The walled Medina, an 11th century labyrinth of passages, Riads and Souks,  is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. . . 

The Souks are alive with people, colour, and mopeds whizzing by. In contrast the riads (traditional M
View fullsize Stunning ceramics by Master of Neriage, Matsui Kosei (1927-2003) beautifully curated by @debiousseandwest at @margarethowellltd flagship London shop.
Simple forms belie the technical skill required to integrate different coloured clays to create thes
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Test pieces. Working through ideas. . .

1. Tree bark: porcelain, stain, oxide, glaze
2. Hag stone + porcelain
3. Pigment:  N London clay
4. Tree branches: porcelain, vitrified found brick fragments, oxide, stain, glaze
5. Sprigs: ox
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Thank goodness for a home studio. 
A painful back in spasm has been incapacitating for days. Despite heavy meds, I can’t sit, only stand/lie down, transitions are incredibly slow/painful/debilitating, and I can’t lift/mo
View fullsize Phyllida Barlow in the wonderful setting of Wolterton Hall was a summer highlight.

Beautifully curated by @clare.lilley the seeming precariousness  of the selected sculptures created out of everyday materials juxtaposed with the formality of the Pal
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