Jenny Southam ceramic sculpture
 
Jenny Southam lives in Exeter and works from her studio at home. She works in terracotta specializing in individual hand-built figurative sculptures. She is continually evolving new ideas, most of which reference her fascination with Etruscan tomb sculptures and Staffordshire mantelpiece figures. The sculptures explore mythic and domestic themes and many are inspired by working in the garden and on her allotment.

The works are celebratory, though in a quiet and contemplative way, the oxides and the slips decorating the sculptures used in an intuitive manner to echo the works emotional rhythm. She returns to rework her subjects over and over again, although each piece has its own striking individual character. The exploration of scale is an important part of Jenny's practice; some sculptures are only a few inches high whilst others are imposing figures two feet tall.

She gained a Fine art degree and a Post-Graduate Diploma at Bristol Polytechnic (now University of the West of England ), specializing in work in bronze. During this time she also worked as an artist and bronze-casters assistant to a number of artists around Gloucestershire. She is a qualified teacher and has worked on a variety of community arts projects in Devon. Jenny is a member of the Devon Guild of Craftsmen and also of the Craft Potters Association.

Jenny's work will be available from Chelsea Art Fair, 24th - 28th April 2008, and Bristol AAF, 15th - 18th May 2008



 
Woman Painting her Toe Nails in the Garden
16 x 16cm
SOLD



 
Love Token
12 x 10cm
£220



 
Sculptor
26 x 29cm
£440



 
Woman Seated by a Pool
23 x 22cm
£340



 
Flying Lovers
15 x 30cm
£200


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