About my work

My hand-crafted pots and ceramic sculpture bring together my interest in the European sculptural tradition, and the love of African craftsmanship, shape and form. Sculpted faces and torsos emerge from the wheel-thrown vessels and shapes. Making each of my pieces is a meditation, and a spiritual and emotional activity which I can share with everyone.

Teaching a wide variety of techniques keeps my own work fresh and multi-faceted. Many of my pieces are composite, using thrown, moulded and sculpted parts. I use a range of techniques, several different clays, and both electric and gas reduction firing methods.

About Chris

Chris Bramble studied Art and Design at Glasgow School of Art and spent ten years working in the city.

In 1985 he took two years out to go and work in Zimbabwe as the Exhibitions Officer at the National Gallery in Harare.

On moving to London in 1989 he set up a studio at Kingsgate Workshops in Kilburn.

Chris makes large stoneware pots for the garden as well as domestic ware. He regularly exhibits in galleries around the country and also at fairs such as Art in Action, Earth and Fire and Art in Clay. The work he makes is mainly figurative, combining the methods of hand-building and throwing. His influences include South American Mayan Pottery, European and African Sculpture, and the Scottish landscape.

Chris runs workshops in schools across London, teaches in colleges and has regular classes at his workshop - see the Teaching section for more information

Read Chris's CV here.