NORRIE DE MONTIGNY Words Jo Denbury Photography Katharine Davies
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arrive at the home of ceramicist Norrie de Montigny and am waved cheerfully onto the drive by his wife Jane. The couple have recently moved to Sherborne from Duntish where Norrie had long been opening his studio to the public as part of Dorset Art Weeks. 2021 sees the welcome return of this lauded event with Norrie making an exciting new addition to Sherborne’s growing community of artists. We enjoy a coffee in the garden before heading into Norrie’s new studio. It’s a most orderly place – freshly painted white walls and neat shelves stacked with labelled pots, powders, tiles and research material. From within this tidy space pop Norrie’s vibrant candy-like ceramic reliefs. Their levity of colour and technique striking. The purity of line, lightness of touch and abstract patterns in his work offer a disruptive, playful alternative to the medium of paint or print. >
74 | Sherborne Times | May 2021
