About
Jan Phelan
Having
worked with clay for more
that twenty five years, Jan's
porcelain, stoneware, and
earthenware works can be found
at the residence of the Governor
General of Canada, have been
presented to Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher of England,
and are included in the collections
of the Bronfmans, Reichmans
and jazz musician Dr. Oscar
Peterson.
Each piece
and all processes are done
entirely by hand and entirely
by Jan Phelan, from the original
design, through to the last
luster firing. Each piece
is carefully drawn onto and
cut into with a small blade
while the clay is still soft.
Stains, oxides, glazes and
lusters are applied in layers
and fired many times to achieve
depth and a rich, vibrant
variation of colour. Each
piece has 22K gold painted
and permanently fired onto
it. The magic, music and beauty
of nature is her inspiration.
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