Nigel's slip-decorated wood-fired earthenware has earned him international recognition. His thrown and altered pots combine bold contemporary shapes, with his unique style of decoration and strong sense of function.
Nigel Lambert's pots are both decorative and useful. He began his love of pottery and paintings whilst at art college in Cornwall. His interest in the work of abstract painters, particularly Roger Hilton, Terry Frost, Patrick Heron and other artists from the Cornish peninsula; has influenced his work and the decorative marks he makes. His work is approached not as a painter, but as a potter.
Clay is the starting point. After the pots are thrown or pressed from flat sheets of clay, these are cut and re-formed into oval and square forms. Dipped in a white clay slip, dried, and then coated with green, amber and clear glazes, blue oxides are painted, with new and old brushes, and odd bits of sponge. Lines and motifs are often scratched through the blue, adding another narrative to the image. The pots are then fired in an 80cu/ft wood fired kiln. This un-predictable and challenging process adds an extra depth to the quality of the glaze.
Nigel Lambert trained at Cornwall College, and with Roger Cockram at his North Devon pottery. He established his first workshop in Bristol in 1987, this lasted until 1990 when he moved to the Forest of Dean, where he currently lives and works.
Selected Exhibitions
New Members Show - C.P.A.Contempoary Ceramics London.
Contempoary Ceramics London.
"DomisticWarehouse" Rufford Craft Centre.
"Time ForTea" British Council Touring exhibition to Brazil
Pottenbakkersmuseum,Tegelen, Netherlands.
Brewery Arts,Cirencester.
Festival Exhibition, St James Gallery, Bath.
Grange Barns Gallery.
French-British Pottery, LaAbbaye,Nanteuil-en-Vallee.
YewTree Gallery
TeaTotal Contempoary ceramics,London
Twenty-twenty MuchWenlock Shropshire