Contemporary Tableware | Sue Pryke | Episode 941
The Potters Cast
Paul Blais
4.9 • 590 Ratings
🗓️ 25 May 2023
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Sue Pryke's work is concerned with functionality and the exploration of tactile surfaces to create tableware. Sue uses slip casting as a vehicle to produce domestic ware which is a nod to an industrial method of making, but use it in a craft setting to make pared-back contemporary ware that industry would find difficult to produce. Sue is inspired by the everyday and the ordinary, tactility and utility, material qualities, and the interaction we have with objects. Small details and preferences which reflect the intuitive decision making we all make on a daily basis when choosing what cup to take from the cupboard for a cup of tea.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Potter's Cast. |
| 0:02.0 | A podcast home for potters everywhere. |
| 0:05.0 | It's a community of potters dedicated to grow their business. |
| 0:08.0 | We're picking up where the art degree ends. |
| 0:11.0 | I'm your host, Paul Blaze. |
| 0:14.0 | Welcome to episode number 941 of The Potter's Cast. |
| 0:19.0 | So stoked, we are hanging together today. Today we've got an amazing |
| 0:23.2 | guest coming on the show. Her name is Sue Pryke. And she makes contemporary tableware and it's |
| 0:32.5 | amazing work. But not only does she make contemporary tableware, she also was a judge for the great pottery |
| 0:41.8 | throwdown. Now, I don't know if you know of that show, but it's that amazing show that is in the |
| 0:47.4 | UK. And I've only seen a couple of episodes of it. The episodes that I saw, I loved, and I'm hoping to get |
| 0:55.7 | Brit Box onto Amazon so I can be able to watch the whole gig. |
| 1:02.1 | Anyhow, I really enjoyed this conversation I had with Sue. She is so amazing. Her work is |
| 1:08.3 | wonderful, and she is doing great things for the world as a ceramic artist. |
| 1:13.2 | So let's jump into this conversation I have with Sue Pryke right after this word from our sponsor. |
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| 1:40.8 | Sue Pryke, welcome to the Potter's cast. |
| 1:45.0 | Thanks very much for having me on, Paul. |
| 1:47.0 | I am excited to have you on this show. |
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