About
I was born in Barcelona. After my graduation in Product Design (Elisava, Barcelona) I started my studies as Ceramist (Massana, Barcelona and Escola de Ceràmica de la Bisbal, Girona). In 2007 I set up my first studio as a partnership in Barcelona. Then, we moved the studio to Mexico where I prepared my own clays and glazes as well as improved my gas firing techniques. In 2013 I set up my own studio in the UK mainly throwing vases on the potter's wheel with special interest in large format pieces and in the investigation of glazes.
Porcelain fired at 1300ºC is the body that I use. Its strength, finish, fluidity and whiteness are the most important reasons why I employ it, as well as its connotations of quality. Porcelain is like a white canvas ready to apply the glaze I would like to. It is a very tough material and I must show respect as well as domain and control while working with it.
I throw simple, clear and classic pots with no decorations. My glazes are the ones which decorate them with the strength and personality I am looking for each one.
I am very interested in the Oriental Glazes in general but more specifically in the "Oil Spot" type of glazes searching for new finishes and colours. The "Oil Spot Glazes" are very challenging and extraordinary beautiful. They are a type of "Tenmoku" glaze originally from China during the Song Dynasty (960-1279). "Yuteki" or "Oil Spot", is an effect that occurs when there is an overload of iron oxide which is allowed to heat up slowly and forms effulgent spots on the surface.
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EDUCATION
Elisava (Pompeu Fabra University), Barcelona, Spain, BA (Hons) Product Design, 2006
COURSES AND TRAINING
Escola Industrial, Barcelona, Spain, Ceramics, 2008/2009
Escola de Ceràmica de la Bisbal, Girona, Spain, Ceramics, 2007
Escola Massana, Barcelona, Spain, Ceramics, 2007/2008
IDEFT Institute Guadalajara, Mexico, Ceramics, 2010/2011
IDEFT Institute Guadalajara, Mexico, Firing Assistant, 2010/2011
Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, Mexico, Mata Ortiz Ceramic Technique, 2010
Helado Te Estudi de Ceràmica, Guadalajara, Mexico, Gas Kiln Construction, 2009
Esther Ramos, Barcelona, Spain, Firing Techniques Workshop, 2008
Chisato Kuroki, Ametlla de Mar, Tarragona, Raku Firings, 2007/2008
Jornades de Ceràmica Celrà, Girona, Spain, Workshop, 2007/2008
Taller de Ceràmica 4x1, Barcelona, Spain, Apprenticeship, 2007/2008
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016/present Albert Montserrat Ceramics, Pickering, UK
2015/2016 Richmond Adult Community College, London, UK, Curriculum Technician (Ceramics)
2013/2016 Albert Montserrat Ceramics, London, UK
2009/2012 Helado Te Estudi de Ceràmica, Guadalajara, Mexico, Partnership
2007/2009 Helado Te Estudi de Ceràmica, Barcelona, Spain, Partnership
2008 Patent, Barcelona, Spain, Columbarium made with Ash Glazes and Ceramics
2006/2008 Josep Carreté Arquitectura, Barcelona, Spain, Draughtsman and Ceramic Sculpture
EXHIBITIONS
2019 "Post Creacions", ACC Gallery, Barcelona, Spain2018 Beaux Arts, Bath, UK
2018 Centre of Ceramic Art - CoCA, York, UK
2018 "Rhapsody in Blue", Hexagon Classic Design, London, UK
2018 Miar Arts, Brighton, UK
2018 Art in Clay, Hatfield, London, UK
2018 Potfest in the Park, Cumbria, UK
2018 "A slice of Yorkshire Creativity", Bils&Rye, Kirkbymoorside, UK
2018 Maiden Bridge Gallery, Lancaster, UK
2017 "The Dark Side of the Moon", Hexagon Classic Design, London, UK
2017 "Porcelain Perfection", Bils & Rye, Kirkbymoorside, UK
2017 Art in Clay, Hatfield, UK
2017 "A Whiter Shade of Pale", Hexagon Classic Design, London, UK
2017 The Round House Gallery, Derbyshire, UK
2017 Miar Arts, Brighton, UK
2017 Cut The Mustard Gallery, Langholm, Scotland
2017 Potfest in the Park, Cumbria, UK
2017 Pots & Plants, Powys, Wales
2016 Cambridge Art Fair with Bils & Rye Gallery, Cambridge, UK
2016 Ceramics in the City, London, UK
2016 Bath Contemporary, Bath, UK
2016 Sculpt Gallery "Summer Exhibition 2016", Colchester, UK
2016 Art in Clay, Hatfield, UK
2016 Bentalls Kingston "Meet the Artisans", London, UK
2015 Harrogate International Visual Arts Expo 2015 with Bils & Rye Gallery, Harrogate, UK
2015 Sculpt Gallery "The Art of Firing", Colchester, UK
2015 The Loughborough Hotel Gallery, London, UK
2015 Morley Gallery, London, UK
2015 Ceramics in the City, London, UK
2015 Art in Clay, Hatfield, UK
2015 RBSA Gallery 'Prize Exhibition', Birmingham, UK
2015 RBSA Gallery, Birmingham, UK
2015 Erwood Station Gallery, Powys, Wales
2014 Mall Galleries, London, UK
2014 Morley Gallery, London, UK
2014 Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, UK
2014 Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington, Middlesex, UK
2014 Riverside Gallery, Richmond, London, UK
2014 The Spring Gallery, Hampshire, UK
2013 National Funeral Exhibition 2013, Stoneleigh, Birmingham, UK
2011 IDEFT Institute, Guadalajara, Mexico
2010 México Nacional Ceramic Competition, Guadalajara, Mexico
2009 Bbrownie Coffee Gallery, Guadalajara, Mexico
2008 ADI-FAD, Barcelona, Spain
2008 Roques Blanques Cemetery, Barcelona, Spain
2007 Funermostra, València, Spain
2007 Villegas Ceràmiques, Barcelona, Spain
AWARDS
2019 Young Masters Maylis Grand Ceramics Prize Highly Commended Award, London, UK2015 London Potters Annual Exhibition First Prize "Best in Show", London, UK
2014 London Potters Annual Exhibition First Prize "Best in Show", London, UK
2014 London Potters Annual Exhibition Visitor's Vote, London, UK
PUBLICATIONS
"La Premsa del Baix: Cultura" Newspaper, November 2018
Featured with a selection of vessels at the Scarva's pottery supplies calendar, 2018
Featured at the Scarva's pottery supplies online catalogue, 2017
House & Garden, "Inspirational Interiors", July 2017, p. 149
"Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser", March 2017
Photographic report "In the studio" by Ben Boswell, 2017
Ceramic Review, Issue 280, July/August 2016
Wladimir Vivas, Revista Internacional Ceramica, vol. 139, 2015
Wladimir Vivas, "Panorama de Actualidad", Revista Internacional Ceramica, vol.114, 2009, p. 66
Wladimir Vivas, "Breves", Revista Internacional Ceramica, vol.112, 2009, p. 81
COMMISSIONS / PUBLIC WORK / COLLECTIONS
2018 Can Tinturé Museum, Barcelona, Spain2018 Private Collection, Doha, Qatar
2017 Public Collection, Hutton-in-the-Forest, Cumbria, UK
2013 Reliquaries, Marcs i Urnes Bach, Barcelona, Spain
2010 Trophies, Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, Mexico
2008 Public Sculpture in Government Building, Josep Carreté Arquitectura, Tarragona, Spain