caroline barnes

Artist Statement

I produce handmade ceramic products which include tiles presented as multiples in framed collections, brooches, buttons and coasters.

The tiles are produced using a porcelain clay decorated with a white glaze. Images from my drawings, prints and photographs are then applied in the form of a platinum or colour transfer decoration.

The images I create are in direct response to the found objects from the Dorset coastline as well as botanical illustrations and drawings made in natural history collections and museums. My work explores fragments and partial imagery reflecting the incomplete fossils and natural treasure I collect on the beach.

 

Coastal seahorse Collection, framed porcelain tiles, 45cm x 45cm £245
Coastal and botanical framed porcelain tile collection 40cm x65cm £325
Coastal and botanical framed porcelain tile collection 40cm x65cm £325
selection of porcelain buttons 2cm diameter £12
selection of porcelain buttons 2cm diameter £12
Selection of porcelain brooches approx 6cm diameter £10
Selection of porcelain brooches approx 6cm diameter £10