SUMMER 2024
Grove Vale Ceramics is a specialist ceramics gallery in East Dulwich, London. Set up in 2020 by makers Amanda-Sue Rope and Lise Herud Braten, the gallery offers a carefully curated selection of work by nine established ceramic artists who also participate in running the gallery. In essence, the gallery offers the experience of a professional retail gallery, whilst allowing you to buy work directly from the makers.
The emphasis is on decorative and sculptural works in a great range of sizes and styles which sits together in joyous harmony. The curation aims to make the gallery feel like a personal collection amassed over time. There is also a small selection of highly individual tableware.
This catalogue offers an introduction into each makers style and selection, a curated edit of what is on offer in the gallery. Many of the items are available immediately, or enquire for a selection of similar pieces in different sizes or colours. All the makers are also very happy to work to commission should you have something more specific in mind.
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 Summer Edit.
51 Grove Vale London SE22 8EQ
hello@grovevaleceramics.co.uk www.grovevaleceramics.co.uk
LAVA FLOW SQUARE DOUBLE CANDLESTICK
£195
Maker: Sue Gunn
Materials: Paper porcelain, lava glaze
Dimensions: Width 18cm, Depth 16cm, Height 23cm
TEXTURED MOON VASE
£1,290
Maker: Lise Herud Braten
Materials: Stoneware, oxides, slips and glazes
Dimensions: Width 26cm, Depth 26cm, Height 27cm
£65 each
Maker: Peter Black
Materials: Stoneware, oxide engobe and salt glazed
Dimensions: Width 7.5cm, Depth 7.5cm, Height 14cm
BUD VASES
MORTAR (TALL TITANIUM)
£300
Maker: Jane Cairns
Materials: Hand built ceramic, layered glazes
Dimensions: Width 13cm, Depth 13cm, Height 17cm
REEF FLASK
£95
Maker: Jess Florence
Materials: White stoneware, clear glazed inside
Dimensions: Width 10cm, Depth 5.5cm, Height 13cm
TWO TONE PORCELAIN ANNULAR VESSELS
Prices range from £325 to £695
Maker: Paul James
Materials: Porcelain, sealed with a ceramic liquid quartz
Dimensions start at: Width 9.5cm, Depth 9.5cm, Height 17.5cm
FLUTED VASES IN MINERAL
£190
Maker: Jode Pankhurst
Materials: Stoneware, satin glaze and turquoise detail
Dimensions: Width 4cm, Depth 4cm, Height 9cm
GRADIENT PLATES
Prices range from £69 to £89
Maker: Arjan Van Dal
Materials: Porcelain and stoneware, made to a gradient
Dimensions start at: Width 21cm, Depth 21cm, Height 2cm
KESTREL JUG
£175
Maker: Peter Black
Materials: Salt glazed white stoneware, oxide slip
Dimensions: Width 14.5cm, Depth 10cm, Height 23cm
CHUNKY BLOK VASES
£45 each
Maker: Jode Pankhurst
Materials: Stoneware, glaze with satin finish
Dimensions: Width 3cm, Depth 3cm, Height 15cm
COVER (13X13 HOLES)
£1,100
Maker: Jane Cairns
Materials: Hand built ceramic, layered glazes
Dimensions: Width 40cm, Depth 6cm, Height 40cm
COVER (5X5 HOLES)
£320
Maker: Jane Cairns
Materials: Hand built ceramic, layered glazes
Dimensions: Width 16cm, Depth 4.5cm, Height 16cm
TREE VASES
Prices range from £115 to £150
Maker: Arjan Van Dal
Materials: Coloured porcelain, transparent glaze inside
Dimensions start at: Width 11cm, Depth 11cm, Height 12cm
LIDDED VESSELS
£185 each
Maker: Amanda-Sue Rope
Materials: Red stoneware clay, oxide wash, glaze
Dimensions: Width 9cm, Depth 9cm, Height 10cm
SCORCHED EARTH TEALIGHT & CANDLESTICK
£500
Maker: Jane Cairns
Materials: Hand built ceramic, layered glazes
Dimensions: Width 21cm, Depth 21cm, Height 23cm
Prices range from £95 to £225
Maker: Sue Gunn
Materials: Paper terracotta, cracked glaze
Dimensions start at: Width 11cm, Depth 9cm, Height 20cm
FLOAT
SCULPTURAL LIDDED VESSEL WITH PROPPED SPHERES
£475
Maker: Amanda-Sue Rope
Materials: Red stoneware clay, glaze
Dimensions: Width 13cm, Depth 13cm, Height 19cm
ELLIPTICAL PORCELAIN TORN EDGE SEAMED BOWLS
£275
Maker: Paul James
Materials: Porcelain, sealed with a ceramic liquid quartz
Dimensions: Width 19cm, Depth 19cm, Height 10cm
ACRO & 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
ROUNDED VESSELS
Prices range from £145 to £225
Maker: Amanda-Sue Rope
Materials: Red stoneware clay, oxide wash, glaze
Dimensions start at: Width 11cm, Depth 11cm, Height 9.7cm
RADIOLARIA WALL SCONCE
£80
Maker: Jess Florence
Materials: White stoneware, white glaze wash
Dimensions: Width 18cm, Depth 4.5cm, Height 23cm
£295
Maker: Sue Gunn
Materials: Paper porcelain, black satin glaze
Dimensions: Width 21cm, Depth 25cm, Height 31cm
SATIN BLACK TANGLE LARGE
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
SINGLE GRID
£270
Maker: Jane Cairns
Materials: Hand built ceramic, layered glazes
Dimensions: Width 11cm, Depth 4cm, Height 21cm
HAECKEL FLASKS
£150 each
Maker: Jess Florence
Materials: White stoneware, clear glazed inside
Dimensions: Width 12.5cm, Depth 5cm, Height 16cm
ICE MELT TEALIGHT & CANDLESTICK
Prices range from £110 to £195
Maker: Sue Gunn
Materials: Paper porcelain, beaded glaze
Dimensions start at: Width 8cm, Depth 8cm, Height 23cm
MINI MOON VASES
Prices range from £135 to £165
Maker: Lise Herud Braten
Materials: Stoneware, layered slips and glazes
Dimensions: Width 10cm, Depth 10cm, Height 10cm
UNTITLED OCHRE MOONJAR
£2,400
Maker: Lise Herud Braten
Materials: Stoneware, slips, engobes, oxides and glazes
Dimensions: Width 37cm, Depth 37cm, Height 35cm
MINI MOON VASES
Prices range from £135 to £165
Maker: Lise Herud Braten
Materials: Stoneware, layered slips and glazes
Dimensions: Width 10cm, Depth 10cm, Height 10cm
SMALL BEAKERS
£38 each
Maker: Amanda-Sue Rope
Materials: Red stoneware clay, oxide wash, glaze
Dimensions: Width 6.7cm, Depth 6.7cm, Height 7.5cm
BLUE & BLACK SEAMED PORCELAIN BOWLS
£450
Maker: Paul James
Materials: Porcelain, sealed with a ceramic liquid quartz
Dimensions: Width 22cm, Depth 22cm, Height 9.5cm
RED SPHERES VASE
£490
Maker: Arjan Van Dal
Materials: Coloured porcelain
Dimensions: Width 13cm, Depth 13cm, Height 24cm
SEAMED ANATROPUS VESSEL
£1,100
Maker: Paul James
Materials: Porcelain, sealed with a ceramic liquid quartz
Dimensions: Width 23cm, Depth 23cm, Height 33cm
£650
Maker: Lise Herud Braten
Materials: Stoneware, oxides, slips and glazes
Dimensions: Width 17.5cm, Depth 16.5cm, Height 15cm
POD
LIDDED JARS
Prices range from £155 to £275
Maker: Peter Black
Materials: Salt glazed white stoneware, oxide slip
Dimensions start at : Width 13.5cm, Depth 13.5cm, Height 13cm
GRADIENT SHEETS
£550 each
Maker: Arjan Van Dal
Materials: Coloured gradient sheet in porcelain frame
Dimensions: Width 21cm, Depth 4cm, Height 30cm
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
CORAL FLASKS
Prices range from £95 to £160
Maker: Jess Florence
Materials: White stoneware, clear glazed inside
Dimensions start at: Width 10cm, Depth 5cm, Height 13cm
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.
THE GALLERY MAKERS
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 handbuilding 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.
51 Grove Vale
London SE22 8EQ
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