BIG JARS by MARTIN PETERS Live Talk Artist Q&A -

BIG JARS

BC Potter's Exploration of Korean Onggi
Stoneware by MARTIN PETERS

Live Talk Artist Q&A with Nathan Tichenor (LeftCoast Artefacts)
Saturday October 18 , 1-2PM
at Enishi Space
269 East 6th Ave. Vancouver BC

ITSUMO is excited to announce a special live artist talk with a guest Nathan Tichenor of LeftCoast Artefacts on Saturday October 18 from 1-2PM, additional to an opening reception on Friday, October 17, from 7-9PM.

At this talk, we will get to hear about Peters' creative and personal journey in his pottery, his philosophy, and even the viewpoints on British Columbia’s cultural hybridity and identity thorough the studio pottery movement in Vancouver back in the 1960s and 1970s associated with British studio potter Bernard Leach's Mingei craft theory and practice.

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Please join us for this special opportunity to celebrate new exhibition; BIG JARS by Martin Peters at our galley of Enishi Space (269 East 6th Avenue) from October 17 through October 24 (1 week).

BC local pottery artist Martin Peters will present his latest work "BIG JARS", inspired by Korean large pots called Onggi. From his recent travels to Asia where he found new inspiration, this exhibition will demonstrate Peters' exploration of Korean pottery forms. Onggi (big Korean Jars) are traditionally used for the preparation and storage of food. The big jars have been central to the Korean culture for centuries. Peters' work evokes the grandeur and silence that emanates from these big pots.  

All the Big Jars have been produced in his studio in the Dunbar neighbourhood of Vancouver BC. Through his work in clay, we discover Peters' vision fused together East and West, the past and present, and deep respect for function and everyday beauty.

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About Martin Peters

Martin Peters earned his degree in Fine Arts from the Kootenay School of Art in Nelson, BC, where he studied with Walter Dexter. From 1972 until 1974, he apprenticed with Michael Henry at Slug Pottery, and, from 1974 to 1975, at the Leach Pottery in St. Ives in Cornwall, England. Returning to Canada, he worked with John Reeve at Cold Mountain Pottery in Roberts Creek, BC, from 1975 to 1978. Changing careers, he earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto in 1984. In 1986, he became a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, and, in 2003, of British Columbia. Continuing throughout his law career to make and exhibit his ceramics, in 2003 he established Dunbar Pottery, which he operates to this day with Ron Vallis. Martin joined the Board of the NWCF (North West Ceramic Foundation) in 2023.

Website: https://dunbarpottery.com/
Instagram: @dunbarpottery

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About Nathan Tichenor (LeftCoast Artefacts)

Nathan Tichenor is a private dealer, living in Vancouver. He specializes in Japanese and Canadian ceramics, as well as Korean pottery.

While learning a history and lineage for BC’s 1960’s ceramics practice, Tichenor explored the BC potters and their roots in the Bernard Leach / Shoji Hamada Mingei practice and aesthetic, which dove-tailed nicely with his grounding in Asian art history and interest in Japan. 

With the launch of LeftCoast Artefacts in 2021, Tichenor began to privately deal in studio ceramics, with an emphasis on pottery from Japan, Korea and British Columbia. He continues to collect pieces made mostly from the 1960’s until now by award-winning and museum-collected potter-artists at the top of their game.

Instagram: @LeftCoast_Artefacts