Merran Esson: 40 years of art

Her career spanned over 40 years, including the production of stand alone sculptural works and site specific ceramic sculpture interventions in the landscape. Below are two images of works from the 1980’s highlighting her dramatic and skilled approach to making.

Her recognizable style using bold lush colours garnered her recognition as a member of the International Academy of Ceramics, and in art collections internationally. Over her 20+ years of teaching she influenced and inspired countless other artists in our community. If you are one such artist, we’d love to hear from you in the comments about your stories and memories of Merran.

Ceramic Stories

In the last few years of her life she worked alongside her children to create a beautiful book: A Life of Collecting. “This is the stories behind the private collection of Merran Esson. Collected over her life and coumented by Merran’s two children as she battles a brain tumour. Originally intended to simply document each piece with the collection it quickly became clear that for Merran collecting is as much, if not more, about community. This book documents a group of stories about Merran’s personal connections to the global ceramics community and how the pieces ended up in her collection.” (via www.merranesson.com/product-page/merran-esson-a-life-of-collecting)

You can purchase this collection of stories and art online.

Find out more about Merran’s art and life through her website and instagram.

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