“The only constant is change.”
Heraclitus
“I am drawn to the shifting threshold where land meets the sea.”
Mary Kaun English
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Collections
Land Becoming Water
My current work: smaller-mouthed, textured vessels with a coastal colour palette.
Ancient Tidal Path
A series of work examining the movement and colour of the place where land meets sea.
Between the Tides
A series of work investigating the place between high and low tide.
Pit-firing
Years of experience perfecting the craft of pit-fired ceramics.
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This transient space informs the vessels’ contours and rough textured surfaces; tousled edges, tidal marks and layered glazes evoke rock pools, sediment and the traces left as water recedes.
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Workshops
Pottery classes, Raku and pit firing in small, relaxed groups.
The Studio
A garden studio between the North Cliffs and the Red River.
About Mary
A life lived by the shore, from California to West Cornwall.
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Exhibitions
Mary’s work is available for exhibition. Gallerists are warmly invited to contact Mary with details of their space and proposed exhibition dates.
