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View Image Gallery Helen Rondell(Full member)

Tel: +44 (0)1732 886602   Email:   Web: www.helenrondell.co.uk  

Current Work

Helen has drawn inspiration for her work from a variety of areas. During her travels in Southwestern United States she visited a number of Pueblo Potteries in New Mexico, and was especially taken by the shapes and designs produced by Martina Martinez and her descendants - particularly Native American wedding vases.

"I wanted to capture the quality of their style, handmade pieces giving the impression of something quite precious but without being highly glazed."

Helen's early work emulated the ‘black-on-black' style favoured by the Pueblo potters, however closer to home she found the weathered textures on pebbles led her to experiment further with the naked Raku technique perfected by ceramic artists such as David Roberts and Tim Andrews.

Helen has been working with resist slips for a number of years, hand building all her designs using coiling, pinching and then utilising her own press moulds. She lightly burnishes all her work giving a matt finish that is reminiscent of the pebbles found on the beach. She also adds detailed textural or line designs to emphasise the various forms in her work.

Work generally available from:
Henry Paddon, Eastbourne, Sussex
Buckenham Galleries, Southwold, Suffolk
Roger Billcliffe gallery, Glasgow, Scotland
Start Contemporary Gallery, Brighton
Wonderwall, Cirencester
Focus Gallery - Nottingham

Technical Information

Mixture of stoneware clays.
Bisque to 1000ºC, Raku fired in a top-hat kiln to approx. 950ºC.


 

History

Helen Rondell graduated from Staffordshire University in 1995 with a BA (Hons) in ceramics. Shortly afterwards she set up a studio in her hometown of Nottingham and successfully sold pieces through a number of local galleries and craft centres. She relocated to Southwest London in early 1997 and has since built up a number of outlets all over the United Kingdom. Helen's work is also currently held in private collections in China, Canada, USA and all over Europe.

She is a member of the London Potters Association.

Exhibitions

2005 - International Pottery & Ceramics Festival - St. Albans, Hertfordshire
2005 - British Craft Trade Fair - Harrogate, Yorkshire 27-29 May 2005 - Potfest Scotland
2005 - Potfest Peak - Bakewell, Derbyshire
2005 - Ceramics South East - Aylesford, Kent.
2005 - Potfest in the Park - Penrith, Cumbria
2004 - London Potters Annual Open Exhibition, Morley Gallery, London.
2004 - 'EMPTY' - An Tuireann Arts Centre, Portree, Isle of Skye
2004 - 'London Potters Selected' - Brian Starkey Gallery, Sutton
2004 - Potfest South West
2004 - Solo Exhibition, Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow
2004 - 'Art in Clay' (10th National Pottery & Ceramics Festival) Hatfield House, Hertfordshire
2004 - Potfest in the Park; Potfest Scotland
2004 - Clay Art, Denbigh, Wales
2004 - Guest Potter, POTTERS Bristol
2003 - Open London Potters exhibition at The Morley Gallery, London.
2003 - ‘Art in Clay' (The 9th National Pottery and Ceramics Festival 2003) - Hatfield House, Hertfordshire.
2002 - Open London Potters exhibition at The Morley Gallery, London.
2002 - ‘Art in Clay' (The 8th National Pottery and Ceramics Festival 2002) - Hatfield House, Hertfordshire.
2002 - ‘Back to the Rock' (London Potters Selected) Wellbeloved Gallery, Portland, Dorset.
2002 - Summer Exhibition at Dovedale Studios, Faversham, Kent.
2002 - Group Exhibition at The Bank Gallery, Chobham, Surrey.
2001 - 'London Potters Selected' Artmonsky Gallery, St John's Wood, London.
1997 - ‘Seven Potters in Kent' Art Gallery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
1996 - ‘One of Those' An Artist Showcase at Nottingham Castle Museum.
1995 - Christmas Exhibition. Pam Schomberg Gallery, Colchester, Essex.
1995 - ‘Family Connections' A group show with local artists. Rainbows End Gallery, Buxton, Derbys.
1995 - ‘New Designers ‘95' A show with graduates from the 1995 degree shows. The Business Design Centre, Islington.

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Ceramics by Helen Rondell at Studiopottery.co.uk - H9-RS Resist Slip Raku Vessel Form – Height 22cm Produced 2004 Ceramics by Helen Rondell at Studiopottery.co.uk - H8-RS Resist Slip Raku Vessel Form – Height 18cm Produced 2004
Ceramics by Helen Rondell at Studiopottery.co.uk - CH3 Resist Slip Raku Vessel Form – Height 33cm Produced 2004 Ceramics by Helen Rondell at Studiopottery.co.uk - H1-L1-RS Resist Slip Raku Vessel Form – Height 20cm Produced 2004
Ceramics by Helen Rondell at Studiopottery.co.uk - H11 Resist Slip Raku Vessel Form – Height 37cm Produced 2004 Ceramics by Helen Rondell at Studiopottery.co.uk - CH-1 Resist Slip Raku Vessel Form – Height 22cm Produced 2004

Contact Details

Studio Address: Sevenoaks, Kent, England, TN13.

Telephone: +44 (0)1732 886602
Email:
Web-site: www.helenrondell.co.uk

Availability: Contact via e-mail, phone only.

For address details contact via info@studiopottery.co.uk

Last Updated: 2010-11-15

Work styles:

Stoneware
Raku
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