AUTUMN / WINTER 2024
Grove Vale Ceramics is a specialist ceramics gallery in East Dulwich, London, which opened its doors in 2020. The gallery was set up by makers Amanda-Sue Rope and Lise Herud Braten, and offers a carefully curated selection of work by nine established ceramic artists who also participate in running the gallery. In essence, we offer a beautiful retail gallery space, whilst allowing you to buy work directly from the makers.
We are delighted to introduce our AUTUMN EDIT catalogue, a curated overview of each maker’s style and selection, with many of the items available immediately through our website
The EDITS offer an introduction into each maker’s unique collection, and to what is on offer in the gallery at any time. We welcome enquiries about other styles, colours and sizes too, and all the makers can work to commission should you have something more specific in mind, just get in touch to discuss your requirements.
The emphasis of the gallery is to show mainly decorative and sculptural works, with a small additional selection of highly individual functional ware. The curation ensures a wide selection of styles that sit together in perfect harmony, each maker’s work complimenting the others and offering an easy selection process for interiors, personal collections and gifts alike.
The gallery opening hours are Thursday to Saturday 10-6, Sunday 10-3 and other times by prior arrangement. We are also very happy to send images of available works or offer viewings by video call.
Hope to see you in East Dulwich, and enjoy our AUTUMN EDIT
51 Grove Vale
London SE22 8EQ
hello@grovevaleceramics.co.uk www.grovevaleceramics.co.uk
GALLERY EVENTS
SIGNIFICANT FORMS
7 - 24 November
PRIVATE VIEW
Thursday 7 November 5pm - 8pm
Please join us for this special presentation of new work by the Grove Vale Ceramics Gallery Makers. With a brief to make a set of ‘statement’ pieces, each maker has pursued this in their own way from big to small, for outdoor, indoor and wall, or simply an opportunity to finally work on that idea that has been lingering in their head.
All makers will be present on the evening and we warmly invite you to join us to celebrate this new body of work over a glass of fizz.
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EVENT
Thursday 28 November
5pm - 8pm
Christmas is fast approaching so with that in mind do put a note in your diaries to join us for the launch of our Christmas display here in the gallery. The evening will be fuelled with festive cheer, glasses of fizz and a plethora of beautiful items to suit a wide range of present giving scenarios. A most convivial way to kick off the festive season!
COLUMN VESSELS
Prices range from £325 to £510, or £1,170 for the set
Maker: Amanda-Sue Rope
Materials: Stoneware, oxide and underglaze washes, glaze
Dimensions start at: Width 7cm, Depth 7cm, Height 31cm
ARCO & BOULDER VASES
Prices range from £32 to £160
Maker: Jode Pankhurst
Materials: Stoneware, glazed
Dimensions start at: Width 7.5cm, Depth 7.5cm, Height 4cm
NOT THERE
£380
Maker: Jane Cairns
Materials: Ceramic, MDF wooden frame
Dimensions: Width 32cm, Depth 3cm, Height 32cm
RADIOLARIA WALL SCONCE
£80
Maker: Jess Florence
Materials: White stoneware, white glaze wash
Dimensions: Width 18cm, Depth 4.5cm, Height 23cm
ICE MELT TALL CANDLESTICK
£225
Maker: Sue Gunn
Materials: Porcelain, beaded white glaze
Dimensions: Width 14cm, Depth 13cm, Height 29cm
WINGNUT & HAGSTONE VASES
Prices range from £145 to £240
Maker: Jode Pankhurst
Materials: Stoneware, speckle and clear satin glazes
Dimensions start at: Width 15.5cm, Depth 6cm, Height 16.5cm
OPEN VESSELS
Prices range from £145 to £225
Maker: Lise Herud Braten
Materials: Stoneware, layered glazes
Dimensions start at: Width 10cm, Depth 9.5cm, Height 11.5cm
JUG
£250
Maker: Peter Black
Materials: Salt glazed white stoneware, oxide slip
Dimensions: Width 19cm, Depth 13cm, Height 22.5cm
BLACK & BLUE ANNULAR VESSELS
Prices range from £295 to £395
Maker: Paul James
Materials: Porcelain
Dimensions start at: Width 9cm, Depth 9cm, Height 18cm
MOON-VASE
£425
Maker: Lise Herud Braten
Materials: White stoneware, layered glazes
Dimensions: Width 17cm, Depth 17cm, Height 17cm
REEF FLASKS
£160 each
Maker: Jess Florence
Materials: White stoneware, transparent glaze inside
Dimensions: Width 12.5cm, Depth 5cm, Height 16cm
SPHERE VESSEL WITH TALL NECK
£295
Maker: Amanda-Sue Rope
Materials: Stoneware, oxide and underglaze washes, glaze
Dimensions: Width 13.8cm, Depth 13.8cm, Height 24.5cm
Prices range from £130 to £150
Maker: Peter Black
Materials: Salt glazed stoneware and porcelain, oxide slip
Dimensions start at: Width 9.5cm, Depth 9.5cm, Height 18cm
VASES
BOLLARD LAMP BASE
£490
Maker: Arjan Van Dal
Materials: Coloured porcelain
Dimensions: Width 17cm, Depth 17cm, Height 40cm
£750 each or £1,300 for a pair
Maker: Jane Cairns
Materials: Hand built ceramic, layered glazes
Dimensions: Width 21cm, Depth 21cm, Height 37cm
HOLKHAM HALL VASE
BLOODMOON GRADIENT PLATE SET
£350
Maker: Arjan Van Dal
Materials: Coloured porcelain
Dimensions: Width 21cm, Depth 21cm, Height 3cm
ENTANGLE
£550
Maker: Sue Gunn
Materials: Paper terracotta, cracked glaze
Dimensions: Width 22cm, Depth 22cm, Height 40cm
HAECKEL FLASKS
£150 each
Maker: Jess Florence
Materials: White stoneware, transparent glazed inside
Dimensions: Width 12.5cm, Depth 5cm, Height 16cm
CHUNKY BLOK VASES
£45 each
Maker: Jode Pankhurst
Materials: Stoneware, glaze with satin finish
Dimensions: Width 3cm, Depth 3cm, Height 15cm
SET OF FOUR FOOTED MINI VASES
£195
Maker: Paul James
Materials: Porcelain
Dimensions: Width 18cm, Depth 18cm, Height 9cm
Maker: Arjan Van Dal
Materials: Coloured porcelain
Dimensions start at: Width 10cm, Depth 10cm, Height 8cm
BLACK & WHITE TORN EDGE BOWL
£375
DIMPLED BOTTLES
Prices range from £45 to £220
Maker: Jode Pankhurst
Materials: Stoneware, clear satin glaze
Dimensions start at: Width 5cm, Depth 5cm, Height 10cm
MOON-VASES
Prices range from £165 to £195
Maker: Lise Herud Braten
Materials: Stoneware, layered glazes
Dimensions start at: Width 10cm, Depth 10cm, Height 10cm
CRACKED EARTH CANDELABRA SMALL
£275
Maker: Sue Gunn
Materials: Paper terracotta, cracked glaze
Dimensions: Width 32cm, Depth 23cm, Height 21cm
£160
Maker: Jess Florence
Materials: White stoneware, transparent glaze inside
Dimensions: Width 12.5cm, Depth 5cm, Height 16cm
£600
Maker: Jane Cairns
Materials: Hand built ceramic, layered glazes
Dimensions: Width 21cm, Depth 21cm, Height 37cm
COVER LAMP BASE
CORAL FLASK
BLACK CROSS
£300
Maker: Jane Cairns
Materials: Ceramic, MDF wooden frame
Dimensions: Width 28cm, Depth 3cm, Height 28cm
BLACK & WHITE TORN EDGE BOWLS
Prices range from £125 to £135
Maker: Paul James
Materials: Porcelain
Dimensions: Width 10.5cm, Depth 10.5cm, Height 7cm
SCORCHED EARTH CANDLESTICK & TEALIGHT HOLDER
£125 each
Maker: Sue Gunn
Materials: Terracotta, black cracked glaze
Dimensions: Width 9cm, Depth 12cm, Height 26cm
MEIPING VASES
Prices range from £650 to £1,050
Maker: Peter Black
Materials: Salt glazed stoneware, oxide slip
Dimensions start at: Width 15cm, Depth 15cm, Height 35cm
MUGS
£160
Maker: Peter Black
Materials: Salt glazed white stoneware, oxide slip
Dimensions: Width 16cm, Depth 11.5cm, Height 15cm
FOOTED VASES IN THREE BLUE HUES
Prices range from £195 to £240
Maker: Arjan Van Dal
Materials: Coloured porcelain
Dimensions start at: Width 12cm, Depth 12cm, Height 17cm
ROCK FORM
Maker: Lise Herud Braten
Materials: Black stoneware, layered glazes
Dimensions: Width 14.5cm, Depth 6cm, Height 15cm
ROUNDED VESSELS
Prices range from £245 to £345
Maker: Amanda-Sue Rope
Materials: Stoneware, oxide and underglaze washes, glaze
Dimensions start at: Width 14cm, Depth 14cm, Height 20cm
£225
Maker: Amanda-Sue Rope
Materials: Red stoneware clay, transparent glaze
Dimensions: Width 38cm, Depth 38cm, Height 6cm
LARGE BOWL
£420
GREY ANNULAR VESSELS
Prices range from £235 to £365
Maker: Paul James
Materials: Porcelain
Dimensions start at: Width 9cm, Depth 9cm, Height 14cm
THE GALLERY MAKERS
PETER BLACK
Peter is interested in contrasts, exploring traditional forms and detail, but salt glazed and with mark making that evokes the turning, the softness and spinning of the clay on the wheel. The banding on his pots is particularly rewarding, suggesting on the one hand support, protection, safety and security, but at other times perhaps a constraint, confinement or caging.
LISE HERUD BRATEN
Lise’s primary interests lie in creating highly textured and natural, organic forms, with references to details in nature and the urban environment. Memories of growing up in a rugged landscape in Norway inform both shapes and mark-making, imbuing the pieces with a sense of place and history, of time spent exposed and weathered by the natural elements.
JANE CAIRNS
Jane’s work is about recognising a quiet beauty in the ordinary, the unnoticed and the overlooked. Living in the city this is often found in apparently insignificant details of the built environment and the urban edgelands – the sculptural qualities of abandoned industrial objects, weathered surfaces marked with wear, traces of things gone.
Using processes and materials that allow for an element of chance, her ceramics play with a balance of unexpected variance and creative control.
ARJAN VAN DAL
Colour and form are the celebrated elements in Arjan’s work. The white porcelain is his canvas that is pgimented and shaped, mainly on the potter’s wheel. His work plays with the idea of the manufactured though formed with his own hands. Subtle details uncover the handmade nature and colour and form create playfulness with a delicate touch.
JESS FLORENCE
Having spent much of her childhood on the South Coast, Jess takes inspiration from microscopic forms occurring within nature; in particular sea coral and Radiolaria. Each piece combines techniques from slip casting to throwing off the hump and the final stage is carefully applying her intricate, marine inspired designs to the clay surface..
SUE GUNN
The Earth Collection is inspired by the shifting landscape of the world. High fired porcelain is combined with fractured and bubbled glazes which evoke visions of parched and crumbled earth, lava flows and coastal erosion. Combining the sculptural with a functional aesthetic, these hybrid forms can be used as holders for candles and tea lights.
PAUL JAMES
Paul’s work focuses on the simplicity of the raw material, revealing the natural beauty of the clay body. There is a purity to the forms that are often dissected and reassembled creating movement and seams running through the work. The final stage of waxing and polishing brings the natural surfaces to life.
JODE PANKHURST
Jode’s playful sculptures hint at objects that sit between manmade and organic matter, often evoking sea-worn items you might find whilst beach combing. Using everything from sea-glass to hag-stones as her starting point, collated families of abstracted forms are then built in stoneware. Paying homage to the varied treasure that washes up on the strand line, her forms are glazed in soothing finishes that invite touch.
AMANDA-SUE ROPE
Combining working at the wheel with hand-building Amanda-Sue creates constructed forms in red and white stoneware clay. Inspired by geometry and the richness of the built environment, recent work has focused on themes of stacking and assembling component thrown forms to create hybrid, architectonic vessels with rhythmic textured surfaces.
For all enquiries please email us or head to our website
51 Grove Vale
London
SE22 8EQ
hello@grovevaleceramics.co.uk
www.grovevaleceramics.co.uk