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Kerry von Zschock

Disciplines

Ceramics, willow/withie lanterns with tissue paper & additions, modroc (plaster bandage) face masks/hands, simple plaster casting in sand,
Mono-printing and basic drawing techniques.

Workshops for Ages

Prefer to work with age 7 upward, but will work with infants with additional helpers. Otherwise all ages.

Workshops Offered

Have already work in Haresfield Primary producing ‘mini-beasts’ from clay. For Stroud college, modroc masks with GCSE students at Cirencester (2 x 25). Willow and tissue paper lanterns with GCSE students from 5 schools, and supporting claywork for GCSE art.

Will also lead painting/drawing groups with 7-11 based on 20th Century artists.
Larger than life cardboard models of machines and household objects
was an interesting workshop for 14-16 yr olds I could repeat too.

Artist Statement

Gained a BA(Hons) in 3D Art and Design from Bath Academy 1979 specializing in ceramics and printed textiles.
Travelled widely – lived in Australia, America and Germany.

Focus on ceramics with a function with unusual forms, which are thrown, cut and reassembled or press-moulded. All work is slip decorated and inspired by the weather forcast and the natural world.

Worked in German pottery as a thrower for a year, participated in a Millenium project with 10 other schools producing tiles with a primary school in Chippenham, public tile commission for Nailworth town counciller attatched to Library wall, tiles in Ruskin Mill coffee shop, co-ran childrens Saturday art club for 5 years, Open Studios 7 years, exhibited in Cirencester, Prema, Cheltenham, Bristol, Broardway, Chepstow, Ebwe Vale Garden Festival and Stuttgard Garden Festival.