Eric James Mellon Ceramics

Large mid century or earlier studio pottery vase with erotic panels. At the age of 13 he won a place at watford school of art and began a traditional art education based on the study of drawing and aesthetics. Eric james mellon who has died aged 88 was a painter printmaker and ceramicist who decorated bowls plates and tiles with mythological scenes mermaids circus performers and entwined lovers.

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Eric James Mellon Is A Potter Dedicated To The Ceramic Process Who Is Also Skilled As A Graphic Artist Ceramic Bowls Ceramics Pottery Bowls

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Eric James Mellon British 1925 2014 Five Polychrome Ash Glazed Stoneware Items Sale Number 3325b Lot Number 505 Skinne Polychrome Art Auction Stoneware

Eric james mellon made pots lyrically decorated with figures and vivid colour that came to occupy a special place in postwar british ceramics.

Eric james mellon ceramics.

Trained at the central school of arts and crafts in london 1945 47 he was awarded his national diploma in design. It was my great pleasure to count the internationally acclaimed sussex based artist eric mellon as my friend. Eric james mellon 30 november 1925 14 january 2014 was a ceramic artist who specializes in using ash glaze and underglaze graphic drawings of figures. Ceramic context art of decoration and sources of inspiration ud contributors ud acknowledgement.

Eric was both artist and artisan. Contents ud preface ud introduction ud i eric james mellon a portrait ud ii mellon an allegory of life ud iii in the round europa and the bull ud iv five pots ud v art and politics ud vi ash glazes ud vii chronology publications and exhibitions ud appendix. Although known as one of the finest british studio potters of the 20th century mellon originally wanted to be a painter. In the early 1950s he set up an artistic community at hillesden buckinghamshire with.

Eric james mellon painting a pot in his studio. Important potters of earlier decades like sam haile. Good condition heavy pottery. Two bernard forrester items from the collection two flower bricks by sarah walton from the.

Crafts but began to. Eric james mellon 1925 2014 lots 1549 to 1597 in our forthcoming auction of british continental ceramics glass are from the personal collection of the internationally acclaimed sussex based ceramic artist painter printmaker and educator eric james mellon who died on 14th january this year. Eric james mellon 1925 2014 back to list of artists. Eric is most famed for his work as a potter and his pioneering use of ash glazes but he also worked as a painter and printmaker.