BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10738@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20250712 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20250914 DTSTAMP:20250731T155548Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/louise-waller-janet-holmes-diver sity-in-clay/ SUMMARY:Rathbone Studio: Louise Waller & Janet Holmes: Diversity in Clay DESCRIPTION:An Independents Biennial Exhibition\n\nDiversity in Clay\nLouis e Waller &\; Janet Holmes\n\n12th July – 13th September\n\nThe openi ng on Saturday 12th July will be 12.00 – 5.00.\n\nThe exhibition will th en be open Tuesday to Saturday 1.30-5.00.\n\nReflecting the variety of tec hniques\, styles\, and cultural influences that Louise and I use.\n\nLouis e and I have both drawn inspiration from a rich history of clay arts\, the textures and qualities of clay as well as our own personal artistic visio ns. This being said\, the diversity of the exhibition will be a powerful d isplay\, showing our own individual creativity.\n\nDiversity in Clay Art e xhibition showing all aspects of creating with clay\, different building t echniques\, pinch\, slab\, coiling\, press mould\, casting\, throwing\, mo deling. Through displaying these techniques\, the vastly varied ways of ac hieving texture and decoration are shown – texturing the clay\, impressi ons\, carving\, scraffito\, slip work\, burnishing\, exploring oxides.\n\n Louise and I both make the point of working in such a wide variety of cera mic techniques being connected to our other roles as clay tutors and works hop leaders.\n\nThe most important aspect of clay for both of us is it’s unique diversity\, there are a vast amount of different types of clay\, t his will be shown in the exhibition. Porcelain\, stoneware\, terracotta\, grogged and smooth bodies\, all with their own caricaturists\, beauty and strengths. We want the form and the material to be the main star.\n\nThe R athbone Studio is on one of the sites of the original Della Robbia Pottery (1894-1906) founder by Harold Rathbone. There were no pattern books at th is pottery and artist and decorators were encouraged to explore their own creativity\, to the extent that they were encourage to work completely fre e hand. The variation in the work produced by the Della Robbia Pottery was a very unique and inspiring concept. When I realised that one of the Dell a Robbia buildings was vacant\, it seemed important to bring pottery back to Birkenhead\, with my love of the qualities of clay mirroring the ethos of the original pottery.\n\nJanet Holmes\, sculptural ceramics.\n\nIn 201 2 I opened the Rathbone Studio in Birkenhead\, in a space which was part o f the iconic Della Robbia Pottery (1894–1906) and is now my pottery stud io and gallery.\n\nThe ethos behind the Della Robbia Pottery was to bring individuality to each piece produced\; allowing the artist to express and create unique and original designed ceramic work. I feel I have brought ba ck the zeitgeist spirit of the Della Robbia Pottery to Birkenhead through my own work.\n\nThe decidedly individual and unique sculptural ceramic tha t I create has an unpretentious organic element\, showing my love of clay . I have always been drawn to the qualities of clay. Exploring how piec es can look\, feel and reflect emotions by using different clays and textu res. Forming the pieces for Diversity in Clay Art\, for me\, is an explora tion of the never ending and fascinating journey of creating with clay.\nL ouise Waller Ceramics\n \nLouise Waller Ceramics has run alongside employ ment at Tate Liverpool for the past 20+ years. Creative projects as an art ist educator have recently included the Money Box display in the Box offic e of Shakespeare North. In 2023 a solo exhibition at the Victoria Gallery in Liverpool called “20 Years of Clay”. The pieces on display in “Di versity in Clay” include a new series made in Rathbone Studio as well as some  never seen before metallic glazed pieces and some older work that was included in 20 Years of Clay.\n\nLouise is also going to have a small selection of work included in the Liverpool Art Fair at The Liver Building this summer. \n\n \n“I make ceramic sculptural vessels that are often deliberately unbalanced in appearance. They often combine an organic and a geometric shape\, of which one could be perceived as vessel and handle. My pieces work well displayed in small groupings. Glaze is used sparingly\ , often just inside the vessels as I like the focus to be on the refined t extural surface of the fired clay.\n\nDiversity in Clay will be a living e xhibit which will be changed and added to throughout the duration of the d isplay. “\n\nOpening Saturday 12th July until Saturday 13th September.\n Tuesdays – Saturdays\, hours to be confirmed\nSpecial events to be confi rmed\n\nRathbone Studio\n28 Argyle Street\nBirkenhead\nCH41 6AE\n\n \; \n\nAbout Rathbone Studio:\n\n \;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Rat hbone Studio is a gallery and exhibition space. On display are hand crafte d sculptural ceramics that emphasize the qualities of clay\, soft tactile forms. Works by ceramic sculptor Janet Holmes. Original work that is uniqu e\, from sculptural pottery to hand carved dishes for that special gift. C ommissions welcome. Pottery workshops for all abilities and taster session on the potters wheel.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2025/07/Janet-Holmes-working-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Exhibitions LOCATION:Rathbone Studio\, 28 Argyle Street\, Birkenhead\, Wirral\, CH41 6A E\, Wirral\, United Kingdom GEO:53.393114;-3.017954 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=28 Argyle Street\, Birkenhe ad\, Wirral\, CH41 6AE\, Wirral\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITL E=Rathbone Studio:geo:53.393114,-3.017954 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR