clayGEEK Artist of the Day...July 10, 2017...C.A. TRAEN

JULY 5, 2017...clayGEEK Artist of the Day

KERSIN GREN~



What I like about this work is the simplicity of form, color and pattern...perfect

circles, straight sides, horizontal and vertical lines and patterns, and

one group of colors...warm colors in this case

Kerstin throws most of her work...this work in particular....and decorates it

with natural pigments she has dug from the earth.  She smoke fires and raku fires this work, but also wood fires other pieces.

Kerstin has been making pots for over 35 years and was educated in

her native Sweden. In Sweden there are 'Folkhögskola', schools for adults

who want to change career later in life and a number of free schools. 

Before moving to Aberdeenshire, Scotland she taught 20 years of evening

and Art school classes in Sweden.

 

There is a great video of Kerstin looking for pigments and more great

images of her work on her webpage below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

website:  http://www.kerstingren.com/

print interview:  http://skillscape.ssw.org.uk/?p=329

gallery photos: http://www.durnhillfarm.co.uk/ceramics-gallery.htm