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About Patricia Shone I have found that, unintentionally this powerful land influences my work. The inherent textures of clay as it is stressed and manipulated reflect the textures of formation and erosion in the hills and the subtle traces of the communities who worked the land; overgrown paths disappearing into the heather; grassy mounds in the middle of a forest, where a house or a byre stood; remnants of roads bypassed. Raku Firing Raku firing is fast with an element of the unpredictable in it. The weather plays a large part in the progress of the firing and the subsequent reduction/smoking. The pots are bisque fired to 1000°C in an electric kiln and then glaze fired in a homemade gas kiln to about 900°C.
Wood Firing I have a small wood fired kiln in down in the garden which I fire with off-cuts of timber from a local saw mill. The firing cycle takes, on average, 15 hours of continual stoking (although I start with a couple of hours on gas to dry it out this being a very humid area). I use a small amount of soda in the firing, introduced through the fire box, for a little bit of sheen and sparkle on the unglazed areas of the pots. |
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| Artist: | Patricia Shone | |
| Born: | 1962, Greenock | |
| Studied: | 1982-1985 Central School of Art, London | |
| 2011 | November | Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, selected for Scotland in the guest country programme. |
| October | Leading anagma firing, Higham Hall, Cumbria | |
| June | ‘Impressions’ joint show with Ann Coomber, stone sculptor and Laura West, book binder, Plockton | |
| 2010 | September | Wood firing with Martin Hadrava, Czech Republic |
| July | Anagama firing with Shozo Michikawa, Higham Hall | |
| May | ‘Keeping the burners lit’ selected ceramics show, An Talla Solais, Ullapool. | |
| 2009 | 28 Nov - 30 Jan | Inchmore Gallery, new work from the wood fired kiln |
| 28 Feb - 19 March | Scottish Potters Association Exhibition, Milton of Crathes Gallery | |
| 2008 | A year of discovering where I want my work to go. An inspirational master class with Shozo Michikawa at West Dean College. Learning to throw. Finding a small self build wood fired kiln in the Czech Republic and bringing it home. | |
| 2007 | Dec 2007 - Jan 2008 | Analach Inspirational - Scottish Parliament Applied arts inspired by the Highlands and Islands. As part of the celebrations to mark Highland 2007, Scotland’s year of Highland culture, an exhibition to showcase Highland makers |
| July - September | 'Fosgailte/Exposed' Armadale Castle Gardens, Isle of Skye An exhibition of installations and sculptures by local artists set in the coastal gardens of Armadale Castle. Part of Feis an Eilein / the Skye Festival this event, curated by Patricia Shone and Kim Bramley highlights local visual art during the year Scotland celebrates highland culture. |
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| August | 'Feat of Clay' - The Strathearn Gallery Scottish Potters Associated selected exhibition |
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| July | Featured Artist - Just Art, Fochabers New work of oxidised earthenware, developed from last year's installation exhibition. |
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| June | Inaugural exhibition - Inchmore Gallery Raku fired work |
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| 2006 | Nov - Jan | 'Gifted' |
| June - July | Solo exhibition: Path: towards the Iron Well A clay installation at the An Tuireann Arts Centre, Portree, Isle of Skye |
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| April | Commission of award piece for Skye Food Link Awards | |
| 2005 | August | Featured artist, Peter Potter Gallery, Haddington, Lothian |
| July | Lillie Art Gallery, Milngavie, SPA Summer exhibition | |
| June | Gallery Heinzel, Aberdeen - Summer show | |
| 2004 | December | Featured maker - An Tuireann Art Centre, Portree |
| June | Exhibition featured artist - Just Art, Fochabers, Moray. Exhibition Summer show - Gallery Heinzel, Aberdeen. |
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| 2003 | October | Exhibition, autumn show - The Green Gallery, Aberfoyle Exhibition, featured artist - Gallery Heinzel, Aberdeen |
| April | Winner Talisker prize for the applied arts, Skye & Lochalsh open | |
| 2002 | October | Exhibition, autumn show - The Green Gallery, Aberfoyle. |
| 2001 | June | Featured maker - An Tuireann Arts Centre, Portree, Skye. |
| 1998 | Built an oil-drum kiln, started playing with clay again and exploring raku firing methods. Set up Isle of Skye Ceramics making hand cast and hand painted earthenware. |
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| 1995 | Moved to the Isle of Skye. | |