I like to think that I am providing my marketplace with nifty little post-modern ceramic 'ornament' for the 21st century home, made specifically to enhance, affect, endure and sometimes use. I have tried over the years to achieve a perverse perfection, manifested in the purposeful distortion and adaptation of the formal and orthodox language of clay. My main goal, always being to consistently achieve a tension of opposites within the combined material presence and cerebral concept of each object. Although I remain in a constant state of 'flux', I have stayed loyal to certain techniques, strategies and materials during my years of practice. This has helped to define my intention and evolve my style. I have always liked to jar the eye with saturated bright and gaudy mismatched overflows of sythetic looking colour, acid opaques contrasted to the most delicate of 'Boudoir' pastels, self consciously gestural and wishing to be free, but more often than not, structured and confined by thin and nervy scratchy lines. I tend to habitually categorise my work into themed batches, using title constructs that give clues as to what lies beneath the surface. My work is multi fired, sometimes as many as 8 times, thereby pushing the materials to the very limits of their existance. I work in increasingly experiencial and experimental ways in order to achieve unusual and complex ceramic 2D tile assemblages, dysfunctional vessels and object based forms, all tending toward organic abstraction with elements of figuration attached to them. Price: £10 - £1000 2007 Campden Gallery, Gloucesteshire, Joint show with Paul Wadsworth 2005 Linda Styles, Daphne McCluire, Dave Symmonds Newlyn Orion, Penzance, Cornwall 2003 Italy, Light & Dark, Gallery 27, Cork Street, London Discovering Cornish Talent, Hicks Gallery, Wimbledon Make me Smile, Falmouth Municipal Gallery, Cornwall 2002 Ceramica, St Ives, Cornwall 2001 Fresh Cornish, Brewery Arts, Cirencester The Beach, Rufford Craft Centre, Nottingham 1996 What's Brewing, Art Connoisseur Gallery, London Setting Out, Craftsman Potters Association, London 1995 Ceramic Contemporaries 2, V&A, London 2007 Gift of Ceramics, North Carolina State University Museum of Art and Design 2006 Six ‘Sand Rose’ Logo Tiles, Charity for Bereaved Children 2005 Exclusive porcelain range. Opulence Enterprise & Co. Tapei, Taiwan 2003 Ceramic triptych 4'x2', 2x 2'x2', Godolphin Arms, Marazion, Cornwall 1998 Ceramic bar frontage, Mavericks restaurant, St Ives, Cornwall 1997 Design and refurbishment of piazza, Frame Warehouse, Penryn, Cornwall 1996 Architectural ceramic mural 6'x6', Chris Neal Design, Truro, Cornwall 1995 Breakfast Range, Conran Shop, Michelin House, London 2007 Spontaneous Combustion 2 CUC Research Fund 2006 3rd Contemporary Craft Fair, in association with the Crafts Council, selected Exhibition, Bovey Tracey. European Community Funding Award/ for Academic research relating to ‘Spontaneous Combustion’. Funding also awarded by Cornwall College Research Department for same project 2004 Shortlisted for Crafts Council grant, London 2000 PGCE (Post 16) 'A New Way of Looking at Form and Surface in ceramic', Cornwall College Research Fund Award 1996-1997 'Low fired Simulated sawdust firing', FUC Research Award 1996 BA(Hons) 1st class, Studio Ceramics. Dissertation 1st class - A Deconstruction of Womens daily lives, Featuring Bobby Baker, performance Artist Graduation work selected for CPA SettingOut, London. Nationwide Submission, amongst top graduate designers selected. Graduation work selected for 'What's Brewing, Art Connoisseur, London. Nationwide Submission, amongst top graduate designers selected. 1995 Ceramic contempories 2, Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Nationwide Submission, amongst top graduate designers selected. 2007 West Briton Feature on Open Studios The Observer – On the crest of a new Arts Wave, Debbie Lawson 2006 20th May Daily Telegraph Travel Supplement in connection with Open Studios. 2003 Cornwall Today, Burning Issues article Inside Cornwall, contribution made to The History of Studio Pottery feature by Chloe Wild Book 'Linda Styles Ceramics' published to accomany the exhibition at Tate St Ives 25/10/2003 - 25/01/2004 (A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library, library of congress number 2003111554, copyright Tate Trustees 2003 all rights reserved) 1997 January - February issue: Ceramic Review 'Bonfire Brilliance - Low Fire Simulated Sawdust Firing'. Cornwall County Council 'In Pursuit of Excellence.' To promote local businesses that have been successful in the fields of design and technology. 1996 December: Cornwall Today 'Hot Seat' Ongoing - British Studio Potters'Marks, Eric Yates-Owen and Robert Fournier. Published by A&C Black Limited. Elected Cornwall Crafts Association Education Advisory Officer ‘Des Model’s des Linda’ & ‘Come Up and See Me Sometime’ (By Appointment) Beside The Wave, Falmouth, Cornwall, 01326 211132 Campden Gallery, Chipping Campden, Glous, 01386 841555 Cornwall Crafts Association, Trelissick, Trelowarren Galleries, 01326 211567 Cry Of The Gulls,Fowey, Cornwall, 01726 833838 Cube Gallery, Bristol, 01173771470 Falmouth Municipal Gallery, 01326 313863 Lighthouse Gallery, Penzance, Truro, 01872 277011/01736 350555 Michael Wood Fine Art, Plymouth, 01752 225533 New Craftsman, St Ives, 01326 795652 Newlyn Orion, Penzance, Cornwall, 01736 363715 Rufford Craft Centre, Nottingham, 01623 822944 Veryan Gallery, Truro, 01872 501469 Wave 7 Gallery, Port Isaac, 01208 880605
I like to think that I am providing my marketplace with nifty little post-modern ceramic 'ornament' for the 21st century home, made specifically to enhance, affect, endure and sometimes use. I have tried over the years to achieve a perverse perfection, manifested in the purposeful distortion and adaptation of the formal and orthodox language of clay. My main goal, always being to consistently achieve a tension of opposites within the combined material presence and cerebral concept of each object. Although I remain in a constant state of 'flux', I have stayed loyal to certain techniques, strategies and materials during my years of practice. This has helped to define my intention and evolve my style. I have always liked to jar the eye with saturated bright and gaudy mismatched overflows of sythetic looking colour, acid opaques contrasted to the most delicate of 'Boudoir' pastels, self consciously gestural and wishing to be free, but more often than not, structured and confined by thin and nervy scratchy lines. I tend to habitually categorise my work into themed batches, using title constructs that give clues as to what lies beneath the surface. My work is multi fired, sometimes as many as 8 times, thereby pushing the materials to the very limits of their existance. I work in increasingly experiencial and experimental ways in order to achieve unusual and complex ceramic 2D tile assemblages, dysfunctional vessels and object based forms, all tending toward organic abstraction with elements of figuration attached to them. Price: £10 - £1000 |
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Gestural Vase Form Multi sliped red earthenware 2007 Hand manipulated using soft sheet method and hump mould former, porcelain ground slipped red earthenware with various chemical additions, surface obscured/ revealed multi-fired to achieve desired surface visuals. Price: £150 Dimensions: 24x18x12cm Photo: Charlie Watts height="260" width="174" id="Thumbnail1" alt="Gestural Vase Form Multi sliped red earthenware 2007" src="/Easysite/admin/AssetManager_ServeAsset.asp?crypt=%C2%89%C2%AD%C2%A8%C2%95%C2%91%C2%93%C3%80%C2%BB%C2%B4%C2%A8%C2%AE%C3%82y%C2%AC%C3%8E%C3%92%C3%81%C2%B5%C2%9B%C2%88h%7E%C2%86%C2%93uu%C2%B3%C2%BF%C2%97%C2%8Ez%7Bmsnjl%C3%93%C2%99%C3%85%C2%8A%C2%90%C2%A6%C2%93%C2%8F%C2%AF%C2%99%C2%80%C2%9E%C2%93%C2%96%C3%8D%C2%99%C3%81%C3%8B%C2%AC%C2%AD%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2" style="border: 0" /  |
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Sculptural Vase Hand built slipped red earthenware, tin glazed interior, multi fired exterior 2006 Price: £100 Dimensions: 18x16x15cm height="246" width="260" id="Thumbnail2" alt="Sculptural Vase" src="/Easysite/admin/AssetManager_ServeAsset.asp?crypt=%C2%89%C2%AD%C2%A8%C2%95%C2%91%C2%93%C3%80%C2%BB%C2%B4%C2%A8%C2%AE%C3%82y%C2%AC%C3%8E%C3%92%C3%81%C2%B5%C2%9B%C2%88h%7E%C2%86%C2%93vu%C2%B3%C2%BF%C2%97%C2%8Ez%7Bmsnjl%C3%93%C2%99%C3%85%C2%8A%C2%90%C2%A6%C2%93%C2%8F%C2%AF%C2%99%C2%80%C2%9E%C2%93%C2%96%C3%8D%C2%99%C3%81%C3%8B%C2%AC%C2%AD%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2" style="border: 0" /  |
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Snazzy Pudding Basin Drop out moulded and hand manipulated slipped basin. Mainly matt exterior, garish gloss/gold/lustre inclusions to add a hint of luxury. Price: £75 Dimensions: 18x13x7cm height="233" width="260" id="Thumbnail3" alt="Snazzy Pudding Basin" src="/Easysite/admin/AssetManager_ServeAsset.asp?crypt=%C2%89%C2%AD%C2%A8%C2%95%C2%91%C2%93%C3%80%C2%BB%C2%B4%C2%A8%C2%AE%C3%82y%C2%AC%C3%8E%C3%92%C3%81%C2%B5%C2%9B%C2%88h%7E%C2%86%C2%93wu%C2%B3%C2%BF%C2%97%C2%8Ez%7Bmsnjl%C3%93%C2%99%C3%85%C2%8A%C2%90%C2%A6%C2%93%C2%8F%C2%AF%C2%99%C2%80%C2%9E%C2%93%C2%96%C3%8D%C2%99%C3%81%C3%8B%C2%AC%C2%AD%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2" style="border: 0" /  |
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Gestural Form/Surface Vase Exploration into the nature of function/ form. 2D linear surface marks used to describe the common domestic vessel. Price: £85 Dimensions: 28x18x10cm height="260" width="200" id="Thumbnail4" alt="Gestural Form/Surface Vase" src="/Easysite/admin/AssetManager_ServeAsset.asp?crypt=%C2%89%C2%AD%C2%A8%C2%95%C2%91%C2%93%C3%80%C2%BB%C2%B4%C2%A8%C2%AE%C3%82y%C2%AC%C3%8E%C3%92%C3%81%C2%B5%C2%9B%C2%88h%7E%C2%86%C2%93xu%C2%B3%C2%BF%C2%97%C2%8Ez%7Bmsnjl%C3%93%C2%99%C3%85%C2%8A%C2%90%C2%A6%C2%93%C2%8F%C2%AF%C2%99%C2%80%C2%9E%C2%93%C2%96%C3%8D%C2%99%C3%81%C3%8B%C2%AC%C2%AD%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2" style="border: 0" /  |
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Round Bottomed Bowl Wheel thrown using former mould, highly grogged red earthenware clay, multi fired wobble based bowl forms with seemlingly happy smiley faces as detail. Body language referenced. Price: £60 - £250 Dimensions: Various – medium to large scale height="259" width="260" id="Thumbnail5" alt="Round Bottomed Bowl" src="/Easysite/admin/AssetManager_ServeAsset.asp?crypt=%C2%89%C2%AD%C2%A8%C2%95%C2%91%C2%93%C3%80%C2%BB%C2%B4%C2%A8%C2%AE%C3%82y%C2%AC%C3%8E%C3%92%C3%81%C2%B5%C2%9B%C2%88h%7E%C2%86%C2%93yu%C2%B3%C2%BF%C2%97%C2%8Ez%7Bmsnjl%C3%93%C2%99%C3%85%C2%8A%C2%90%C2%A6%C2%93%C2%8F%C2%AF%C2%99%C2%80%C2%9E%C2%93%C2%96%C3%8D%C2%99%C3%81%C3%8B%C2%AC%C2%AD%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2" style="border: 0" /  |
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Gestural Vase Form Multi sliped red earthenware 2007 Hand manipulated using soft sheet method and hump mould former, porcelain ground slipped red earthenware with various chemical additions, surface obscured/ revealed multi-fired to achieve desired surface visuals.
Price: £150
Dimensions: 24x18x12cm
Photo: Charlie Watts |
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