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Charles Shackleton, Furniture Maker
ARTIST STATEMENT
"Love, Soul and Passion, as expressed through the objects we live with, are often discounted in the civilized world because they are not quantifiable or marketable.
Actually they are the vessels of the spirit by which we live."
— C.S. August 2004
As we get older and our children’s future becomes more important to us, what does it matter how the kitchen table is made, or what the handle on a mug feels like? It was such a dreamy romantic vision to us: fresh from art school, in our twenties and making furniture and pottery by hand in a beautiful place with our friends. (click to continue)
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Miranda Thomas, Potter
I love making pots for the feeling they give. I am
constantly struck by how making these supposedly “simple” things by hand for everyday use sounds so easy but in actuality is incredibly complex. So much skill, love, care and knowledge is needed to create even the most rudimentary pot. Given the time it then takes to master
the skills needed to be a professional potter, it is no wonder pottery making is still on the "endangered list" of crafts. (click to continue)
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Click to go directly to Miranda's bio
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