Most art lovers who have made their way into the Durban store are always amazed at the pottery we have on show and that is down to one man…Andrew Walford.
Andrew is a big friend of eSquared and thanks to him we always have a great supply of pottery on hand.
Andrew Walford lives in Kwazulu Natal with his wife Leanda and four children in the rolling peace of the Shongweni hills, halfway between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. Indigenous bush surrounds his mountain studio and working alongside Gumede, his Zulu handyman, Andrew draws much inspiration for his decoration from the many trees and birds there. Andrew Walford is one of the few potters who digs his own stoneware clay and meticulously prepares it to his own high standard. Working in the Japanese tradition with thick chun glazes sifted by hand from wood ash, colours of rich resonant tenmokus, fatty whites and shades of celadon, he then decorates the pots with specially imported Japanese brushes. The kiln which he designed and built himself is fired about eight times a year with paraffin oil to a temperature of 1380 degrees Celsius. It takes 18 hours to fire and 3 days to cool.
Now for the big treat…Andrew will be holding an exhibition at his Shongweni studio this Sunday from 10am-6pm. For detail you can call 031 7691363/0827947796. you can also visit www.andrewwalford.co.za for more info
Thisis definitely not a day to be missed.
WoW now that is gonna be awesome, I love the Japanese style of pottery…its very cool to see a local boy doing it properly.
My girlfriend did pottery in high school and would go ballistic to attend this exhibition…pity we are in Cape Town.
Do you think he will attend any shows down this neck of the woods?