Why Pottery?
If there is a small spark in you when you hear the word ”pottery” then it’s time to fuel that passion. The most important thing you need is your imagination and your hands. They are an amazing set of tools and here’s your chance to mold your thoughts and expression in clay. Clay is definitely one of the oldest medium of Art and the beauty of clay is timeless. The possibilities with clay are endless and for a person who loves to experiment, it is never ending. The pleasure of seeing a lump of clay transform into a beautiful artifact is priceless. The joy of molding the clay with your bare hands is amazing. So here’s your chance to touch, feel and give form to your imagination :)
Terracotta & Pottery Courses – Starting January 15th 2011!
Hey everyone! based on the requests that I've received, I've decided to begin terracotta & pottery courses here in Benson Town, Bangalore. So if anyone's interested please do send me a mail at : bjpottery[at]gmail.com. I would love to hear from you! Here's a large version of the poster: http://bilvajohn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Pottery-Poster.png
Cactus Jug
The forms and nature of a cactus has always inspired me, both in concept and sculpture. This is my interpretation of a jug inspired from cactus.
Pottery
This album has a bunch of pottery works which are thrown on the wheel and some of them are hand-built. I was inspired to explore new possibilities on the wheel to bring out the true character of earthenware pottery. Few of the potters online were a great source of inspiration and what is amazing is the fact that there is sooo much more to explore.
Salzburg
Inspired from one of Jerry's photograph. just click on the following link to see the photograph : http://flic.kr/p/7PWioZ
I was looking for a material that was around the house which had an interesting shape which inturn could be used to express my concepts and ideas.
One shape got my attention more than others. This was the coconut shells. Always seen as a byproduct after cooking where its insides are used and the exterior mostly thrown away. The shape and the form intrigued me, ‘How could something so hard, house something so important’ I should know this, because I’m married into a Malayalee family who use coconuts for almost every kind of dish they prepare. This aspect of the coconut was something I need to bring out in my work, as the shape was much defined and I felt almost lead to do this piece.
I began my work by first collecting the shells. This was a long process and you usually don’t find only the shells in the market. Every time I used a coconut while cooking, I made sure that I cracked the nut carefully, without getting the splinters all around and then stashed them away.
“My Heritage – Giving”
In the last few months i have been trying to observe and understand my family. Surprisingly I found, not one but many interesting characteristics which define my family and my role in it. I am sure this is not exclusive to my family alone, but also found in different families throughout India no matter their size. The best way to define our culture is by understanding a “family” and it’s values, small or big, joint or nucleus, they all have following things in common – giving, passing it on, uplifting. Most of the time it’s not only our parents, it could be an uncle, an aunt, grandma, grandpa, a sister, a brother or a cousin. What was so striking to me in a family was the way disciplines and knowledge passed on from one generation to another and how amazing that every generation has a story to tell.
There are a few things which are given without asking – love, affection, care; through time some of the things are passed on – knowledge, talents, character, personality. (more…)