Melanie Brown

Melanie Brown of Monmouthshire, Wales has always enjoyed the challenge of manipulating the four elements (body, spout, lid, handle) to create the perfect form in a teapot; It is like trying to solve a three dimensional jigsaw puzzle. Recently she started to make ‘families’ – sets of up to eight or ten pieces which have all been thrown, turned, glazed and most importantly fired together. These are then shown together in groups of 2, 3 and 5 so that the inherent variations produced by the firing are visible on the work.The commonalities and differences of form and colour become apparent because of the relationship of one to another within the group.

This becomes reminiscent of tribes or genetic groups whom share features yet retain individuality, like people standing in line for a taxi. The sets also create a sculptural dialogue suggestive of architecture.

Studied at Wimbledon School of Art.
BA in Ceramic at Bristol Polytechnic
Masters in Ceramics at Cardiff School of Art.

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