Dan Kelly
Dan’s wheel thrown pieces are particularly influenced by the city environment which has been a large part of his inspiration for most of his life. The figure has consistently been an inspiration for his work in many ways, not just how we describe pieces, but how pieces relate to each other, like members of the same family. Other influences include traditional and historical pots from both Europe and the Far East.
The thrown vessel allows him to work in a spontaneous, intuitive way, keeping the soft clay qualities of the freshly thrown form and adding active marks and contrasting details.
Over the years, Dan has pared down the forms and simplified the finished surface working mainly with a monochrome palette.
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