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In the studio I like to do	Handbuilding, Sculpting
Pottery Wheel	I'm a handbuilder
Clay body	Stoneware
Clay Brand	T- Material
Kiln Type	Electric Kiln
Kiln Atmosphere	Oxidation Atmosphere
Temperature	1263 C
Glaze	Crystalline Glazes
You can buy my work from	My work is sold exclusively with my Art dealer of over 25 years Adrian Sassoon I do offer some smaller studio line pieces such as prints and mugs on my website

About Me

Introduction	I’m Kate Malone, a ceramic artist based in Kent in the UK. Many of you might recognise me for my time as a Judge on season 1 & 2 of The Great Pottery Throw Down My work falls into three main areas: Studio ceramics or Decorative Arts These are held in numerous international public collections including; Arts Council, The V&A, Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery, Crafts Council, The Ashmolean Museum, Musée National de Céramique de Sèvres, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Public Art I’ve created large scale ceramic projects for hospitals, schools, parks, and libraries. Most recently, collaborating with EPR Architects to design bespoke crystalline glazed tiles to clad a seven-story building in the heart of Mayfair, 24 Savile Row, gaining a first place WAN Facade Award. Glaze Research I have possibly the largest crystalline glaze resource/archive in the UK. A large palette of Glazes created from my own recipes which I use on both my studio ceramics and my work with architects and interior designers and public art. I believe very much in the powers of creative education and in ‘communities’ and am a patron of the Clay College, Stoke-on-Trent, and also the ceramic ambassador for Onside YouthZones and head of the’ FiredUp4′ project. I believe strongly in the benefits of maintaining a creative and craft education in schools as part of a basic curriculum for every child.
What I Love about Ceramics	Everything. The magic it demonstrates… witnessing the change from soft wet clay to hard dry ceramic is to experience earth air fire water working together with physics to make something that can be so many things. The constant challenge to learn more. The sheer pleasure and thrill of opening the kiln… most of the time. ,
How I started with ceramics	My first encounter with clay was at school aged 14 this was a ‘eureka moment’ of discovery as I’ve been deeply fascinated by and drawn towards this extraordinary material ever since.
What inspires me	I am inspired by nature and the LIFE FORCE it incarnates. I love the forms of fruits, nuts, seeds, and berries which translate so well to the vessel form. I also love to try to capture the abstract nature of nature, the feeling of the miracle of it. In addition to this exploration of nature, I’ve spent my career pioneering glazing techniques via research and experimentation in the chemistry of glazing. These glazes have led to some interesting collaborations with prominent architects and designers, working on inspiring public art projects in hospitals, schools, parks, and libraries. In all, the possibilities and application of clay inspires and bewitches me.
What I'm working on at the moment	Do visit my Instagram profile, I use this as a way of sharing my process and also the day to day of studio life. There you will see the latest piece(s) that I’m working on. To see all my completed pieces please visit my art dealer Adrian Sassoon.
My Artist Statement	Nature is my ultimate inspiration. Nature that grows from the earth’s core, the sea and the soil. Equally vital to my practice is my knowledge of the chemistry of glazing. I have spent thirty years pioneering crystalline glazing technology, developing a huge personal archive of over 2,000 glaze recipes to work with. These supply a spectrum of colour and surface for the full range of my ceramic, from whole building facades and public art to small pots to hold in the hand. My artistic objective is to unite tradition with innovation, express optimism and joy. My highly-coloured, natural forms brim with a sense of growth and abundance and aim to communicate the Life Force. With my glazes swathes of crystals grow on the surfaces of my ceramic artworks during the kiln-firing process. This crystalline growth reflects the raw forces inherent in nature; constantly evolving beneath the Earths’ crust. In addition to this the forms I make, magma-inspired surfaces, encrusted vessels and fantastical curvaceous fruits translate my deep-set wonder in the natural world. I aim to bring together form and surface as one, to produce a dynamic balanced whole. At the very high temperatures attained during the firing process, molten glazes move and slide over my ceramic forms, exaggerating and emphasising the form itself and adding a sense of dynamism. Once cooled, this glaze flow is frozen in time, capturing that very moment of fluidity. My excitement in showing this unruly dynamic is ultimately what drives my artistic intention; form and surface made one – as in nature. I would like to think that my work is part of timeless creative activity. I aim to make work that remains true to myself, original and part of the creative continuum, relevant across culture , time and place.
My CV	Education 1979-1982 Bristol Polytechnic, Bristol, BA (Hons) Ceramics 1983-1986 Royal College of Art, London, MA Ceramics Solo Exhibitions 2016 Kate Malone: Inspired by Waddesdon, Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury 2014 Kate Malone: A Celebration of Clay, Lobby, One Canada Wharf, London 2010 Kate Malone: New Work, Robilant + Voena Gallery, London 2005 Next to Nature, Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House, Bowness-on-Windermere 2002 -2003 Ceramic Rooms – At Home with Kate Malone and Edmund de Waal, Geffrye Museum, London 2000 Nuts & Berries, Dover Street Gallery, London Fruits of the Earth, The Orangery, London 1998 -2000 The Allotment, Touring Solo Exhibition, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham, Ruthin Craft Centre Gallery, Brewery Arts, Cirencester, Gainsborough’s House, Sudbury, Suffolk, Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museums, Burnley, Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery, Worcester City, Art Gallery & Museum, Hove Museum & Art Gallery, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, The Economist Building, London (catalogue) 1998 1997 Kate Malone, Fruits of the Imagination, Dover Street Gallery, London 1995 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh 1994 Fruits of the Earth and Sea, Manchester City Art Gallery, Manchester 1992 Osiris Gallery, Brussels, Belgium 1990 Deep Sea, House and Garden, Nassau, Bahamas Fruits de la Mer, The Orangery, London 1988 Fruits de La Mer, The Orangery, London Large Scale & Public Commissions 2015 Tiled building façade, with EPR Architects, 24 Savile Row, London 2012 The Bud, Sculpture, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Ceramic Wall, Cladding the exterior wall of the American Express HQ Building in unique, crystalline-glazed tiles, Brighton 2005 Wall of a Thousand Stories, Children’s Reading Room, Royal Jubilee Library, Brighton Public Library, Sussex:. 91 wall pieces hung on a 16m wall used as an interactive device by visitors to the library. Deep Sea, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, major additions to the courtyard sculptures commissioned in 1994. Mother and Daughter, Pots of Symbols, A Pair of Very Large Vases, The Old Bailey, London. 1999 A Pot Brimming Over With Water, Herb Garden Fountain for Greenwich Park, commissioned by The Friends of Greenwich Park, London 1998 Tea Pot Clock, The Bental Centre, Kingston-Upon-Thames 1997 Three Large Pots for two Caribbean Cruise Liners, commissioned by London Contemporary Arts 1995 Magic Fish, Courtyard Fountain, Exeter General Hospital, Wonford 1994 Deep Sea, A courtyard fountain for the Children’s Oncology Ward at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. Queen Pineapple, Large Pineapple Vase for the Café, Manchester City Art Galleries, Manchester 1993 Bronze Drinking Fountain, Castle Park, Bristol Bath for Birds, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds 1992 The Leaf of Life, wall sculpture, clock and wall lights, West Middlesex, University Hospital 1991 Life Pours Forth Fountain, Homerton Hospital, London Rise and Shine Magic Fish Sculptures, Lee Valley Park, Hackney Marshes, London Giant Ship serving boats and Platters, Hotel Otaru Marittimo, Tokyo, Japan 1990-1993 Wall Panels and Table Tops, La Gaulette Seafood Restaurant, London 1990 Serving Platters and Aquarium Accessories, Otaru Maritimo Hotel, Japan 1987 Tile Panel for Hydrotherapy Pool, Southampton General Hospital Bibliography: Catalogues & Books 2003 A Book of Pots, Lesley Jackson & Kate Malone, A&C Black, ISBN 1-58567-470-2 2000 The Crafts in Britain in the Twentieth Century, Tanya Harrod Colour and Fire, Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics, 1950-2000, Jo Lauria et al, Los Angeles, page 71 (illus). 1998 Ceramics for the Home, Annabel Freyberg, page 58 & 63 (illus) 1995 The Potter’s Art Garth Clark, Phaidon, page 219 (illus). The British Council Collection, Manchester – A Catalogue of Works of Art, The British Council 1995 The Sea – A Celebration, Peter Wood ed., Greenpeace 1992 The Furnished Landscape – Applied Art in Public Places, Jane Heath ed., Bellew 1992 The British Council Collection, Manchester – A Catalogue of Works of Art, The British Council 1991 International Crafts, Martina Margetts ed., Thames and Hudson 1990 A Dictionary of British Studio Potters, Pat Carter, Scholar Press