Louise Nicholson
Withstanding, 2026
Glazed stoneware ceramic
20.5 x 11.5 x 7.5 cm.
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‘Withstanding’ is slab built by hand in a stoneware clay, with intuitively formed markings using natural found objects. The circular piercings represent both a focused viewpoint, and finding a way...
‘Withstanding’ is slab built by hand in a stoneware clay, with intuitively formed markings using natural found objects. The circular piercings represent both a focused viewpoint, and finding a way through, both physically and metaphorically, through the seascape, and the darkness within, and what might be on the other side. This is a reference both to human mental health struggles, and the force of the sea, both equally strong. ‘Withstanding’ is hand painted with layers of glazes, and stamped LNC with my handmade stamp. (Lou Nicholson Ceramics)