I’m hoping to feature women artists in a variety of ways on They Heal. I love spending hours researching an artist’s life, work, and legacy, and developing creative prompts to further explore their art. If I had all the time in the world, that’s all I would do. However, I have limited time and there are many artists to feature! So, I’m going to make short, simple posts about artists and their art that will be easy for me to put together and simple for you to digest. I’ll include pictures, videos, and links for more information if you like what you see and want more! I’m not going to overthink it.
Let’s kick things off with Jessica Harrison. Harrison is a sculptor and ceramicist who works with a variety of themes and creates a wide range of art. I’m only featuring the feminine figures in this post, but I strongly suggest looking at her Vandalised Sculptures and Counterfeits, Imitations and Copies of Works of Art if you want to better understand her scope.
‘Painted Lady 14’, 2015. Found ceramic and enamel paint, 16 x 14.5 x 21.5cm.‘Painted Lady 4’, 2014. Found ceramic and enamel paint, 10 x 10 x 21cm.‘Painted Lady 22’, 2015. Found ceramic and enamel paint, 15.5 x 15 x 22.5cm.‘Painted Lady 27’, 2018. Found ceramic and enamel paint, 14 x 15 x 22cm.‘Painted Lady 10’, 2014. Found ceramic and enamel paint, 17 x 13 x 22cm.‘Painted Lady 12’, 2014. Found ceramic and enamel paint, 6 x 6 x 19cm.‘Painted Lady 25’, 2016. Found ceramic and enamel paint, 10.5 x 7 x 19cm.
‘Roberta’, 2014. Found ceramic, epoxy resin, enamel paint, acrylic varnish, 15.5 x 13.5 x 21cm.‘Ivy’, 2014. Found ceramic, epoxy resin, enamel paint, acrylic varnish, 12 x 12 x 20cm.‘Erika’, 2019. Found ceramic, epoxy resin, enamel paint, acrylic varnish, 13.5 x 13 x 21.5cm.‘Alice’, 2014. Found ceramic, epoxy resin, enamel paint, acrylic varnish, 12.5 x 12.5 x 20.5cm.‘Mairi’, 2011. Found ceramic, epoxy resin, enamel paint, acrylic varnish, 13 x 13 x 19cm.‘Ruby’, 2010. Found ceramic, epoxy resin, enamel paint, acrylic varnish, 11 x 11 x 19cm.
‘Karen’, 2013. Found ceramic, epoxy resin, enamel paint, acrylic varnish, 12 x 12 x 20.5cm.
‘Lauren HN3975’, 2015. Bone china, 21.5 x 16.5 x 17cm.
‘Christine HN4307’, 2015. Bone china, 20.5 x 18 x 19.5cm.‘Ninette HN2379’, 2015. Bone china, 21.5 x 19.5 x 17cm.‘Samantha HN4043 ‘, 2015. Bone china, 19.5 x 19 x 15cm.‘Sarah HN3978’, 2015. Bone china, 21 x 17 x 16.5cm.‘Caroline HN4785’, 2015. Bone china, 19 x 20 x 17.5cm.‘Elaine HN3307’, 2015. Bone china, 20 x 22 x 16.5cm.
“The Found Figurines are re-workings of mass produced figurines sourced from online auctions. Through a process of further glazing and multiple firings, the figurines are re-shaped as test tiles for new glaze recipes. Each piece is titled after the original auction listing, including typos, errors and seductive sales descriptions.” – from Jessica Harrison’s website
Series started at Sundaymorning@EKWC in 2015. Photos by John McKenzie.
‘Royal Doulton Classics Georgina – Lady of the Year 2002’, 2015. Found ceramic, glaze. 23 x 17.5 x 15cm.‘Royal Doulton Figurine Happy Anniversary HN4606 – MIB’, 2015. Found ceramic, glaze. 22.5 x 17 x 12cm.‘Fabulous Coalport Figurine Limited Edition Of 1000! Belle Of The Ball *REDUCED’, 2017. Found ceramic, bone china. 14 x 12.5 x 22.5cm.‘Royal Doulton Figurine, Best Wishes’, 2017. Found ceramic, bone china, bronze lustre. 15 x 12 x 23cm.‘Royal Doulton ~ Classics ~ Just For You ~ HN4236 ~ Made In England ~ J. Bromley’, 2017. Found ceramic, glow in the dark glaze. 16 x 15 x 22cm.‘ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINE CLASSICS FIGURE OF THE YEAR 2001 ‘MELISSA’ HN 3977′, 2017. Found ceramic, bone china, platinum lustre. 16 x 17 x 23cm.
