Peter Hayes' ceramics lead an unusually adventurous life before they reach the gallery. Not only are they subjected to the hazards of raku firing, involving huge shocks in temperature and thick, blackening smoke, but they are submerged in a flowing river for months at a time. Hayes' studio is an old Toll house on a bridge over the Avon. Below is a wooden deck that juts out from the bank, and if you stand there and peer into the river, you will see several long pale shapes staring back at you - other pieces are dispatched to Cornwall to be ravished by the tide for a while.
After travelling and working in Africa, India, Japan and Korea for almost 10 years, Peter Hayes arrived back in England in 1982 and converted the toll house into a studio in Bath.
He has developed his thoughts and ideas using many of the techniques and methods learnt on his travels. By building up textured clays combined with burnishing and polishing the surface, Peter achieves opposites of rough and smooth with finishes from weathered clay to sun baked leather. The use of a variety of clays allows him scope in which to work, giving each piece its individual status.
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#0005269 Ph15 Raku Pelos With Blue Wave
Approx: Height 370mmPeter Hayes Studio Pottery
Outdoor/indoor sculpture Signed on side of base
Obtained direct from Peter's studio
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Medium: Clay
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#0005261 Ph3 Red Fantail
Approx: Height 378mmPeter Hayes Studio Pottery
Indoor sculpture Direct from Peter's studio
The Arts Council England's "OWN ART" Scheme for interest free loan is available for UK residents who visit the Gallery. Own Art Scheme available on this piece for £22 a month ( Interest Free)
Repayable over ten months
UK AND WORLD WIDE SHIPPING NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE - CHARGED AT COST - For all details
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Additional NotesRED BURNISHED FORMS In 1972 I went to study ceramics in Lesotho, where I was privileged to work with the Basotho. They have a unique way of making burnished pots. Unlike the Zulu's black burnished work, the Basotho pots are bright red; sometimes orange.
Though the method and tools are very basic, the finished surfaces are wonderfully smooth to the touch. By using a polished pebble, usually gathered from the riverbank, the leather hard surface is rubbed and polished to compress the clay. By adding red slip to the surface, which has been very finely ground, a highly polished burnished surface is created.
The Basotho use dry cow dung for firing the pots. The pots are usually placed upside down to create a pyramid shape. The dry cow dung is then packed all around and covered with various bits of corrugated iron and flattened out metal oil drums and then set alight.
Medium: Clay
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#0005257 Ph4 Red Form
Approx: Height 360mmPeter Hayes Studio Pottery
Indoor sculpture Obtained direct from Peter's studio
The Arts Council England's "OWN ART" Scheme for interest free loan is available for UK residents who visit the Gallery.
Repayable over ten months
UK AND WORLD WIDE SHIPPING NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE - CHARGED AT COST - For details
Tel 01905 7544840 or click on "Check" below.
Additional NotesRED BURNISHED FORMS
In 1972 I went to study ceramics in Lesotho, where I was privileged to work with the Basotho. They have a unique way of making burnished pots. Unlike the Zulu's black burnished work, the Basotho pots are bright red; sometimes orange.
Though the method and tools are very basic, the finished surfaces are wonderfully smooth to the touch. By using a polished pebble, usually gathered from the riverbank, the leather hard surface is rubbed and polished to compress the clay. By adding red slip to the surface, which has been very finely ground, a highly polished burnished surface is created.
The Basotho use dry cow dung for firing the pots. The pots are usually placed upside down to create a pyramid shape. The dry cow dung is then packed all around and covered with various bits of corrugated iron and flattened out metal oil drums and then set alight.
Medium: Clay
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