Rowena Brown
Set of four houses on rocks , 2019
Stoneware, hand-built architectural form, coloured with slips, part-glazed
Approximately 32cm high
Series: Houses on rocks
signed on base
CF0218
Photo: Rowena Brown
The inspiration for Rowena Brown’s set of Four Houses on Rocks ceramic sculptures comes from media images showing the aftermath of environmental and manmade disruption, and also from weather-worn and...
The inspiration for Rowena Brown’s set of Four Houses on Rocks ceramic sculptures comes from media images showing the aftermath of environmental and manmade disruption, and also from weather-worn and derelict structures in the Scottish landscape.
Her handmade ceramic buildings are distinguished by their individual surface texture, marks and features. The forms are part-glazed, then raku or stoneware fired. Each of the pieces has its own character. They can be seen as isolated forms, or as part of a group evoking human interaction and community.
The ceramic process reinforces a sense of destruction and irrevocable change. The pieces show a real and implied history acquired by their passage through fire and smoke. Yet they somehow have a stillness and solitude. They become vessels for reminiscence and contemplation.
Her handmade ceramic buildings are distinguished by their individual surface texture, marks and features. The forms are part-glazed, then raku or stoneware fired. Each of the pieces has its own character. They can be seen as isolated forms, or as part of a group evoking human interaction and community.
The ceramic process reinforces a sense of destruction and irrevocable change. The pieces show a real and implied history acquired by their passage through fire and smoke. Yet they somehow have a stillness and solitude. They become vessels for reminiscence and contemplation.