Anna Silverton is an established ceramic artist, well known for her finely wheel-thrown porcelain. She has exhibited widely at galleries and art fairs in the UK and has had public/architectural commissions around the world. Her expertise on the wheel is captured on YouTube as part of the Ceramic Review ‘Masterclass’ series.
Anna graduated from the Royal College of Art with an MA in Ceramics and Glass in 1987. She subsequently lived and worked in New York USA, where she taught and had a studio at Syracuse university. She returned to the UK and set up her studio in London in 1993, with the help of a Crafts Council Grant. She now lives in Ramsgate, Kent, where she has her purpose built workshop. Visit by appointment only.
My porcelain vases and bowls speak to both past and future—bringing together history and potential through timeless, hand-crafted processes. While I admire both historical and contemporary porcelain, any influence on my own work is more subliminal than deliberate. Each piece I create is unique, and I find satisfaction in the cadence and harmony that emerge when individual forms are brought together in a group. My practice centres around wheel throwing, with an emphasis on the gradual renewal of form and a meticulous attention to finish. Though I am drawn to minimalism, I seek a more sensual kind of simplicity—one that invites touch and contemplation. Glazes are carefully chosen and applied in direct response to form; I am continually experimenting with colour combinations and textures to expand their expressive range. Subtle details at the rim punctuate the glazed surfaces, offering a quiet counterpoint that underscores the purity and density of porcelain
Current work available in these Galleries
Laurent Delaye Gallery, Ramsgate, Kent
CAA - Contemporary Applied Arts Gallery, London
Le Don du Fel, France
Maud and Mabel, London
CPA - Contemporary Ceramics Centre, London
CCA Cambridge Contemporary Art, Cambridge
Object Space, Atlanta USA
Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool
Publications
Ceramic Review issue 309 with YouTube video
Homes and Gardens
Elle Decoration
The Workshop Guide to Ceramics, Duncan Hooson and Anthony Quinn
Living with Art, Karen Wheeler
Elle Decoration
Living with Art
The Guardian
Sunday Telegraph
Observer
The World of Interiors
Anna graduated from the Royal College of Art with an MA in Ceramics and Glass in 1987. She subsequently lived and worked in New York USA, where she taught and had a studio at Syracuse university. She returned to the UK and set up her studio in London in 1993, with the help of a Crafts Council Grant. She now lives in Ramsgate, Kent, where she has her purpose built workshop. Visit by appointment only.
My porcelain vases and bowls speak to both past and future—bringing together history and potential through timeless, hand-crafted processes. While I admire both historical and contemporary porcelain, any influence on my own work is more subliminal than deliberate. Each piece I create is unique, and I find satisfaction in the cadence and harmony that emerge when individual forms are brought together in a group. My practice centres around wheel throwing, with an emphasis on the gradual renewal of form and a meticulous attention to finish. Though I am drawn to minimalism, I seek a more sensual kind of simplicity—one that invites touch and contemplation. Glazes are carefully chosen and applied in direct response to form; I am continually experimenting with colour combinations and textures to expand their expressive range. Subtle details at the rim punctuate the glazed surfaces, offering a quiet counterpoint that underscores the purity and density of porcelain
Current work available in these Galleries
Laurent Delaye Gallery, Ramsgate, Kent
CAA - Contemporary Applied Arts Gallery, London
Le Don du Fel, France
Maud and Mabel, London
CPA - Contemporary Ceramics Centre, London
CCA Cambridge Contemporary Art, Cambridge
Object Space, Atlanta USA
Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool
Publications
Ceramic Review issue 309 with YouTube video
Homes and Gardens
Elle Decoration
The Workshop Guide to Ceramics, Duncan Hooson and Anthony Quinn
Living with Art, Karen Wheeler
Elle Decoration
Living with Art
The Guardian
Sunday Telegraph
Observer
The World of Interiors