Ania Perkowska is a London based ceramic artist. She creates functional pieces inspired by contrasts and opposites.
Growing up as a child in communist Poland, Ania’s life was underpinned by stark grey concrete structures. Her work draws from the rawness, seeking beauty in simplicity of the form, tactility of the texture. She explores how limitations can inspire and release creativity, as well as the tension between surface and form, between the ordered and the organic. She uses geometric forms, minimalistic decoration and natural qualities of the materials, pushing the clay to its limits.
From a distance, Ania’s work can appear quiet. It is only when one gets closer, when one touches and holds her pieces that they get to see the detail, feel the texture, experience the surfaces. Above all, she aspires to capture a sense of joy in handling of objects and transforming them into everyday art.
Ania is a member of Contemporary Applied Arts, Design Nation and Craft Potters Association. Ania Perkowska’s work is also available from number of galleries across UK and online.
A few words from Ania about why she likes working with Potclays clays:
- Flecked Stoneware - excellent and reliable throwing clay with lovely rusty speckles coming through the glaze.
- Black Vulcan - lovely clay to throw with and a rare black food-safe clay, suitable for tableware. It has beautiful smooth finish, attractive both glazed and left unglazed. It really comes to life with glossy transparent glaze.
- Onyx Porcelain - love the depth of colour and it is such a pleasure to throw, allowing me to make very thin, light pieces. It looks great both with or without the glaze.
