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Join us for a talk: Monumental Porcelain by Felicity Aylieff

Wednesday 26th February | 7:00pm - 9:00pm

When we think of ceramics, we mostly imagine small pieces on display on a shelf, or perhaps an ornamental plant pot in a hall.  Rarely would we think porcelain could be several metres high.

Felicity Aylieff is an artist and professor at the Royal College of Art in London and is renowned for creating dynamic hand-thrown and painted porcelain vessels on a grand scale.   So she’s just the person to explain how such monumentally tall pots can be made!

Felicity’s work is currently on display at The Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London, where she is exhibiting towering pieces over 5 meters high.  Working in the city of Jingdezhen, China, the ancient home of porcelain manufacture, Felicity has developed lasting partnerships with teams of local experts. These have allowed her to realise her ambitions and push the limits of porcelain, this most challenging and captivating of materials.

We are delighted to welcome Felicity to share her experiences of collaborating across cultures and the creativity this has inspired in her work.  She will talk about her career and recent new body of work.  

Tickets for the talk at The National Archives, Bessant Drive, Kew, are available on the door:  £5 members, £10 non-members

Or you can purchase your ticket through Eventbrite here.

Check this link to view some of Felicity Aylieff’s most recent monumental pots at Expressions in Blue  and to see more of her work visit her website here.  We’re sure you’ll be amazed!

Bettina Kaemmerer

Events Coordinator