MILES JOHNSON
HEADS OF CLAY
Sunday 10th November 10-17hr.
Horatio Clay studio
63 huybrechtsstraat, 2060 Antwerp.
-€150 per person. Including lunch and refreshments.
This workshop will focus on creating facial expressions, and building confidence and character with head and shoulders.
Miles will demonstrate his sculpting style, and guide you through the process of creating your own small busts.
Payment details. As this is a one off workshop and spaces are limited. We ask that you pay €50 (non-refundable) deposit for this workshop. You will be sent payment details once you register. This payment is due in 48 hours from receiving payment request or your place will go to the next in line.
payment of the remainder of the cost after registration €100 is possible in cash or bank transfer before or during the workshop.
Cancelation policy: any cancelations on and after October 10th the full amount is due.
Lunch included- We will contact you about ay dietary requirements for the lunch.
Firing costs- €10 per kilo after firing. payment when you pick up pieces.
About Miles Johnson
I am inspired by the spirit I see in people: the determination and the sensitivity. How the angles of head and shoulders say so much at a glimpse.
I’m drawn to character and expression and love to work with clay to show life coming out of a solid fired clay.
Each piece I make has its own thing going on. I think of them all as aspects of me and of everyone I’ve ever got to know.
I’ve been working with clay the past eight years. For over twenty years I’ve been designing with textiles. From designing clothing, I know how the cloth fits the body and how draping material creates silhouette. That is why it is natural for me to work with human figures. There is an instinct that knows when to exaggerate and when to minimize.
Working with local dug clay is very exciting to me. I use my hands and simple wooden tools to push and shape the clay.
I believe that clay is a great healer. Feeling the squelch of clay slipping through the fingers requires no skill, but the real thrill is in developing techniques that transform the muck into objects we can relate to.
I’m continually impressed by the lack of waste in creating ceramic art. What fails in the process can be recycled back into rougher forms of clay. Every fingertip and mark made by the hand gives each piece of work a raw energy and imprint that will last forever.
Roxanne and Miles
Roxanne Thomas and Miles Johnson are friends who have worked together over many years. Both artists have come from a background in fashion and textiles: designing clothing.
By complete coincidence both turned to clay ten years ago, possibly for the therapeutic sensation. Out of potting and making functional tableware, sculptural work evolved.
Roxanne is based in Antwerp and Miles in Worcestershire UK. They work in their own styles but often are inspired by each other, sharing ideas and swapping techniques.
When fashion calls both designers are able to balance their shared passion for denim and clay.
