Ceramic Artist Alex Brown Specialising in Viking and Roman Sculpture

Biography

Exhibiting Freelance Ceramic Artist based in Newcastle Upon Tyne

image: development of Chelsea flower show commission 2013

Newcastle College Exhibition - January 2020

Assembly House Art Exhibition - Newcastle College March 2019

Virgin Money Bnk, Gosforth, Art Exhibition 2015 

British Trade Craft Fair 2014, April 6th - 8th, Great Yorkshire Showground Harrogate,HG2 8PW

British Museum "Viking  Life and Ledgend" Exhibition March - June 2014

Tynemouth Craft Market Aug - Nov 2013

2-4 Aug 2013 Potfest in the Pens

May 2013 Potfest in Perth. Spotted by renowned collector.

March 2013 commission for the Chelsea Flower Show 

Hand's On Ceramics - valuable working relationship with this excellent fine art company

Sunderland University - MA in Ceramics (also glass) at National Glass Centre - Prize winner for ceramics installation 

Northumbria University - BA(Hons) - Ceramics, Animations, Sculpture and Fine Art





Currently :

Fulfilling commissions and orders, developing new work - particularly my Viking & Roman ranges....come back soon to see new works of art! 

 

The Ceramic Art Process

All the pieces are indidually handcrafted in the North East of England. They represent weeks (and sometimes months) of research, preparatory drawings, initial models and final renditions. The item is then hand-crafted, then air dried and then specially kiln fired.

 

It takes 2 days for the kiln to reach the top temperature of over 1000 degrees celcius. Then another day and a half to cool. Some items require two firings - one for the clay, then cooling followed by another firing for the speciality glazings. 

 

The sculpture is then checked, any finishings applied before careful packing, ready for delivery by courier.