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Sasha Wardell is known for her pioneering approach in moving forward the traditional process of bone china production. She is recognised internationally for her work, and her innovative approach, a focus based on taking an age-old craft to a higher level. Her carefully produced distinctive work embraces and reflects contemporary taste and lifestyle. Each piece is individually made using bespoke advanced industrial processes that Sasha has personally developed.
Sasha’s hallmark style, a distinctive combination of pure white slip cast bone china, treated with unique decorating techniques and finished in a carefully chosen palette of muted, subtle colours, has made her work highly sought after by private collectors, museums and contemporary art galleries worldwide.
| 1956 | Born in Negombo , Sri Lanka
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| 1976-79 | B.A. Hons in 3D Design (Ceramics) at Bath Academy of Art, Corsham |
| 1978 | Studied Industrial Ceramics at Ecole Nationale des Arts Decoratifs, Limoges , France |
| 1979-81 | M.A. in Ceramic Design at North Staffordshire Polytechnic, Stoke on Trent |
| 1980 | Industrial Training at Royal Doulton, Stoke on Trent
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| 1981-84 | Lecturer in Ceramics on B.A. Combined Crafts degree at Crewe and Alsager |
| Since 83 | Visiting lecturer at Bath , Brighton , Bristol , Cardiff , Carlisle , Central St. Martins London, Camarthan ,Croydon, Derby , Leicester, Limerick and Stoke on Trent
Member of Arts Feu Entreprise/Esprit Porcelaine (Ceramic group based in Limoges , France ) |
| 1989 | Member of Southern Arts Association (Crafts Panel) |
| 1989-96 | Move to Brive La Gaillarde (France) to establish workshop and run residential summer courses |
| Since 93 | International workshops in Toulouse and Clermont Ferrand , France ; Namur , Antwerp , and Brasschaat , Belgium ; Ballenberg and Carouge ( Geneva ), |
| 1996-97 | Re-establish workshop in England |
| 1998-00 | Research Fellowship at Bath Spa University College (part-time) |
| 2000-03 | External examiner for Diploma couse at Limerick College of Art and Design, Eire |
| 2005 | Masterclass at Atelier Cirkel, Brasschaat , Belgium Australian workshop tour at Mittagong, NSW; Devonport , Tasmania and Freemantle , WA . |
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Masterclass at Atelier Cirkel, Brasschaat and Liege , Belgium
Visiting lecturer at Galway College of Art and Design, Eire |
| 2007 | Masterclass at Atelier Cirkel, Brasschaat , Belgium |
| 2008 | Masterclass at Centro de Artesania y Diseno, Lugo , Spain
Masterclass at Atelier Cirkel, Brasschaat , Belgium |
| 2011 | Elected member to the IAC (International Academy of Ceramics) Geneva, Switzerland |
| 2015 | Re-established bone china and mould making courses in SW France |
| 2016 | International Award Judge for Ceramics South Africa, Johannesburg, SA Masterclasses in Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Windhoek and Swakopmund ( Namibia) |
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| Design Work in Production | |
| 1981 | Tableware design 'Ambassador' for Royal Grafton China , Stoke on Trent |
Awards |
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| 1984 | Grand Prix at1st World Triennial of Small Ceramics, Zagreb |
| 1986 | British Council Sponsorship to attend Winter Artists' Colony Karlovac , Croatia |
| 1987 | Zagreb Prize at 2nd World Triennial of Small Ceramics, Zagreb |
| 1990 | Diploma at 12th Biennial of Ceramic Art, Vallauris , France |
| 1997 | Joint winner of Handel House Gallery ‘Summer Show', Devizes |
| 1998 | Bursary from Southern Arts Association for Research Fellowship at Bath Spa University College |
| 2002 | Bursary from The Craft Potters' Charitable Trust for book research |
| 2012 | Participant on "Crafted Mentoring Scheme" |
| 2014 | Bursary from The Craft Potters Charitable Trust for equipment |
| 2015 | ‘Shoal’ collection for Artisan and Craft range for The National Trust. |
Commissions | |
| 1998 | Ikebana foyer display commissioned by Takashimaya Store, Osaka , Japan |
| 2001 | ‘Feat of Clay' exhibition at Victoria and Albert Museum , London , commissioned by University of the West of England |
| 2005 | Sculptural piece for restaurant in P&O liner ‘ Arcadia ' commissioned by Elstone Hayes Associates. |
| 2008 | Bone china tea bowls for Rare Tea company www.rareteacompany.com |
| 2009 | Pendant lights for Mark Wilkinson Kitchens showrooms |
| 2014 | Artisan and Craft range for National Trust
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| Public Collections | |
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Museum Boijmans, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Los Angeles Art and Craft Museum , U.S.A. Yale Centre for British Art Museum , New Haven , CT. U.S.A. Chateau de Vascoeuil, Centre Regional d'Art, Normandy , France City Museum and Art Gallery , Hanley, Stoke on Trent Norwich Castle Museum Teapot Collection Newport Art Gallery and Museum, Wales Zagreb City Museum , Croatia British Council Collection -'Cloth Clay and Wood', London Kellinghusen Museum , Germany National Ceramic Collection at the Adrien Dubouche Museum , Limoges , France National Museum of Scotland , Edinburgh Ministere d'Arts Plastiques, Brussels Museum fur angewandte, Cologne , Germany . Adolf Egner's collection Museo Nacional de Ceramica Gonzalez Marti,', Valencia , Spain Adolf Egner's collection The Grainer Collection, Contemporary British Studio Ceramics at the Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, N. Carolina, USA Grimmerhuus Museum, Denmark Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin |
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| Work Included in Following Publications |
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‘Living Light' Ceramic Review, May/June 1988 China , Glass and Tableware (US) Nov 1988 La Revue de la Ceramique et du Verre (France) March/April 1989 A Dictionary of British Studio Potters, Pat carter (Scholar Press) 1990 ‘Rencontre a Limoges ' La Revue de la Ceramique et du Verre (France) July/August 1992 Ceramics and Print, Paul Scott (A&C Black) 1994 Porcelain, Caroline Whyman (Batsford) 1994 Contemporary Porcelain, Peter Lane (A&C Black) 1995 and 2003 Resists and Techniques, Peter Beard (A&C Black) 1995 and 2003 Ceramic Form: Design and Decoration (New Edition) , Peter Lane (A&C Black) 1998 Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery (4th Edition), Robert Fournier (A&C Black) 2000 ‘The Magic of Materials' Keramiek, April 2002 The Ceramic Surface, Matthias Ostermann 2002 Naked Clay, Jane Perryman ( A&C Black ) 2004 Craft Arts International, ( Australia ) 2006 Contemporary Ceramics' by Emmanuel Cooper ( Thames and Hudson) 2006 Taiwan Ceramic Magazine (2008) Ceramic Design Course by Anthony Quinn ( Barrons USA and Quarto UK ) 2008 Techniques Using Slips, John Mathieson, (A & C Black) 2010 'The Ceramics Bible' by Louisa Taylor ( Chronicle Books) 2011 'Illuminate' by Hannah Nunn ( Bloomsbury) 2012
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Publications |
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Slipcasting, Sasha Wardell (A&C Black) 1997 / 2007 (2 nd edition) Porcelain and Bone China, Sasha Wardell (Crowood Press) 2004 |
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Translations (From French to English) |
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| Mouldmakers' Handbook by Jean-Pierre Delpech and Marc-Andre Figueres (A&C Black)2008 |
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| Fashion Notebooks Series: From Concept to Catwalk byOliver Gerval (A&C Black)2008 |
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| Fashion Accessories by Oliver Gerval (A&C Black) 2009 | |
