Pottery ? Paintings ? Ceramics ? Commissions ? Classes ?

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Jackie Giron's 20 plus years as a practising artist, specialising in ceramics and more recently, painting, guarantees a unique piece of artwork, of the highest professional standard.

Bespoke ceramics, ranging from domestic, functional wear, to sculptural, figurative pieces, for both indoor and outdoor settings, can be made to order, to your own specifications.

Commissions for paintings, currently oil on canvas, are very welcome.

If you wish to know more about Jackie and what her collectable work is about, please read on…

I have been making ceramics professionally, for the last 12 years, at my studio at 'ArtSway', a contemporary, visual arts gallery in the heart of the New Forest, see my link at www.artsway.org.uk

I graduated from Southampton University in 1998, after returning to higher education as a mature student and having been a practising potter for several years.

My early Studio pieces were more conceptual, I used to make vessels which I called 'Moment Catchers', which were meant to contain precious moments, places and experiences, to be given like trophies, to celebrate births, deaths, marriages and other significant events.

I also made 'Mask Pots', large coiled vessels with faces emerging from them. This work was exhibited and sold in art centres and galleries in the South of England.

I am happy to make these pieces to order.

See Gallery of Works to view a wide range of Jackie's work.

Prices range from £150 - £500.

I also make thrown, decorative bowls, inspired by the artist Gustav Klimpt, with precious metal lustres, which have been exhibited and sold at prestigious venues, such as the Russell Cotes Museum, Bournemouth and the Sheffield National Museum Galleries.

Prices for these bowls range from £25 - £150. depending on size and detail required. They can also be personalised.

At the lower end of my price range, I make decorative mirror frames, thrown mugs and bowls, both purely decorative and functional.

In my collection there are vases, fishing boats and sea pots. Prices start at £10.

My fascination with sourcing textures from everyday objects, fabrics and my own roulettes, in conjunction with the 'mask' pots I was making, which were to do with emerging personality, came together about 7 years ago and I started to make the 'Warrior Women' for which, perhaps, I am most well known.

These  are 'Raku' fired, ethnic figures, not intended to be specific to a particular place, but to express women's strength, dignity, pride and humour, often  in the face of adversity, although their powerlessness is represented by their lack of arms, they are strong, sexy and beautiful.

I have now made many 'Warrior Women' and they have been exhibited and sold all over the UK, including London. I like to think the 'Tribe' is spreading out all over the world. Prices start at £75.