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My mother-in-law Sophie Milburn died a year ago after a long and unpleasant illness.
Sophie was a fine ceramicist and trained with Lucie Rie and Hans Coper. She was very highly skilled, though she always prized character over technical perfection and was rather deprecating about her own work.
I had a short while one afternoon to photograph a few of her 'wonky pots' - we hope to have some of them accepted by the Fitzwilliam Museum.
Her pottery is but one of the marks she left on the world; she'll be much missed.
Feedback (on the photography!) welcome. These were surprisingly tricky to light - some complex shapes and a mixture of matt and highly reflective, smooth and textured finishes in close proximity.
I see now that the pics convey no sense of scale. The largest - the 3rd one - is probably 15 inches across.
Sophie's Pots I by Simon Carter, on Flickr
Sophie's Pots III by Simon Carter, on Flickr
Sophie's Pots IV by Simon Carter, on Flickr
More on my flickr feed if you're interested.
Sophie was a fine ceramicist and trained with Lucie Rie and Hans Coper. She was very highly skilled, though she always prized character over technical perfection and was rather deprecating about her own work.
I had a short while one afternoon to photograph a few of her 'wonky pots' - we hope to have some of them accepted by the Fitzwilliam Museum.
Her pottery is but one of the marks she left on the world; she'll be much missed.
Feedback (on the photography!) welcome. These were surprisingly tricky to light - some complex shapes and a mixture of matt and highly reflective, smooth and textured finishes in close proximity.
I see now that the pics convey no sense of scale. The largest - the 3rd one - is probably 15 inches across.
Sophie's Pots I by Simon Carter, on Flickr
Sophie's Pots III by Simon Carter, on Flickr
Sophie's Pots IV by Simon Carter, on Flickr
More on my flickr feed if you're interested.