Ceramics and Pottery Arts and Resources

 

 

 

Black volcanic-rock inspired vases – Nicolette Johnson

 

 

Etruscan relic renaissance

 

Nicolette channels ancient classical pottery forms, mainly form the Etruscan epoch and combines them with contemporary geometries, to arrive at a distinctive style that she presents with superb imagery. She majored in photojournalism at Art School, which she believes influenced her perception of communication with visual language. A casual interest in collecting vintage pottery led her to a pottery course in 2015 where she discovered the tactile, physical nature of pottery throwing to be a useful counterbalance to the computer bound nature of image editing.
After spending her early years in London followed by a few years in the American South West, where she claims she was inspired by Mid Century modernism and Native American pottery, particularly for their simplicity and streamlined forms, she presently has a home studio in Queensland, Australia. Here she creates her elegant ancient forms that merge bulbous bases with elongated necks and serpentine handles, capturing an artefact spirit in a refreshing context. Her pieces exude a refinement and balance that only need further embellishment with elaborate handles and simple decorative additions, typical of Etruscan pottery.
She is also currently exploring the subtleties of wood fired ceramics as opposed to using electric fired kilns. The multitude of shapes that emerged from classical pottery has been an endless source of intrigue for me and Nicolette’s contribution is a welcome addition to this timeless genre.

 

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Blue abyssal vase – Nicolette Johnson

 

 

Ceramic Beer Stern – Nicolette Johnson

 

 

Black trumpet vase – Nicolette Johnson  (@swsco)-•-Instagram)

 

 

Sulphur crested cockatoos – Nicolette Johnson photo

 

 

 

Ceramic Chain Vase — Nicolette Johnson

 

 

Pedestal vase with tulips – Nicolette Johnson

 

 

Cojoined vases with knotted handles-Nicolette-Johnson

 

 

Blue pottery – Nicolette Johnson

 

 

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White slip ceramic cup – Nicolette Johnson

 

Black glaze long handle jug – Nicolette Johnson

 

 

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‘Inseparable Vessels’ – Nicolette Johnson

 

 

Kaneko and Stepwell vases- – Nicolette Johnson

 

 

Large coil built urn – Nicolette Johnson

 

 

‘Lucidity vessel’ — Nicolette Johnson

 

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Memphis Milano stepwell inspired-vase by Nicolette Johnson

 

 

 

Naked female torso vases – Nicolette Johnson

 

 

Nicolette Johnson white vase and bowl

 

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Nicolette Johnson coiled vase with flowers

 

 

Nicolette Johnson-blue vase

 

 

Long handle ceramic jug – Nicolette Johnson

 

 

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Audrey the wood fire kiln – photo by Nicolette Johnson

 

 

Pedestal vase – Nicolette Johnson

 

 

 

Black-vase — Nicolette Johnson

 

 

Nicolette Johnson  ceramic jug and cup

 

 

Nicolette Johnson–twin handled pottery vase

 

 

 

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‘Obelisk Pedestal vase’ — Nicolette Johnson

 

 

Nicolette Johnson vase with sprouting handles

 

 

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Multi handled vase with yellow wattle – Nicolette Johnson

 

 

Three Nicolette Johnson vases- Lapis blue raincloud vase (middle)

 

 

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Nicolette Johnson white footed vase with spherical handles

 

 

 

Symbol pots – Nicolette Johnson

 

 

Small white sprouting vase –Nicolette Johnson

 

 

Thick stoneware bangle—Nicolette Johnson

 

 

Stoneware tea cup with shino glaze — Nicolette Johnson

 

 

 

‘Study in blue and black and silver’ — Nicolette Johnson

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Horizontal ribbed white vase, dried flowers and cup — Nicolette Johnson

 

 

White Sands – Nicolette Johnson photo

 

 

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