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MARIA JONES CERAMIC ARTIST

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Suspended Collaboration Exhibition Blurb

3 June 2021

I always enjoy writing exhibition ‘blurbs’. Distilling months – or years – of the creative process into something that can be summed up in a few paragraphs. If it works, it shows that the idea is strong and can be communicated clearly – real similarities with architecture in fact.

Artist in Residence at Oriel y Parc, St Davids

12 May 2021

Looking forward this week to hanging my first joint exhibition with my talented other half Ian McDonald at Oriel y Parc gallery in St Davids. It’s a large-scale installation and a collaborative effort between us – and everyone who has spent time in Pembrokeshire. If you have any fond memories of special times or places in Pembrokeshire, let me know and they could be immortalised on one of the 84 porcelain panels that we are in the process of creating.

Ceramartist Ian McDonald Art Card Triple

Handmade Cards Ready for the Newport Collective Gallery

June 22 2020

My handmade cards are ready for when the Newport Collective Gallery re-opens this summer.  They feature decals of elements of Ian McDonald’s striking black-and-white prints of north Pembrokeshire on recycled porcelain, card and paper.

Cermartist Ian McDonald Art Card St Govans Tile

Solva Gallery to Stock Handmade Cards

19 May 2020

The fabulous Raul Speek Gallery in lower Solva will be stocking my handmade cards this summer. There’s no post-COVID opening date planned yet, so watch this space.

There are 6 cards featuring elements of Ian McDonald’s limited-edition prints of Solva, as well as other subjects on the peninsula.

Jewellery-making Assistant’s First Day

17 May 2019

An afternoon of fitting jump rings and chains to newly fired Porcelain Pendants didn’t quite go to plan when my Bengal boy, Billy Blue Eyes, decided that chains and boxes equalled playtime!  

Opening Night Invite to Impressions of Pembrokeshire

3 July 2018

The opening night of Impressions of Pembrokeshire will be held at 7pm on 19 July 2018 at the Cloister Gallery at St Davids Cathedral.  Please join Heather Bennett and me for a glass.

More Panels Added to Suspended Collaboration

 25 May 2021

After hanging another 20 panels on Saturday, I’ve realised that the installation at Oriel y Parc is completely impossible to photograph as they never stop moving in the gentle West Wales breeze!

Suspended Collaboration Exhibition Hung at Oriel y Parc

 15 May 2021

A full morning hanging Ian McDonald and my exhibition in the Tower at Oriel y Parc.

Ceramartist Ian McDonald Art Card Cardigan Castle

New Supplier for Handmade Cards

14 May 2020

I’m delighted that once lockdown has ended, the East Gate Gallery in Pembroke – on the east end of Pembroke High Street – will be stocking my handmade cards based on artist Ian McDonald’s prints, which they also show.

Pembrokeshire Panels at Newport Collective

28 September 2019

Pembrokeshire Panels looking stunning in the lastest rehang at Pembrokeshire’s Newport Collective Gallery.

Cloister Gallery Exhibition Continues

25 July 2018

Beautiful setting to show off my ceramics and Heather Bennett’s photography. Sales are going well too!

Opening Night of Impressions of Pembrokeshire

20 July 2018

There was a great turnout at the opening night of my exhibition with Heather Bennett. Thank you so much to Paula Ellis, Group General Manager of Twr y Felin Hotel, Roch Castle and Penrhiw Priory who opened it for us.

Impressions of Pembrokeshire Exhibition

1 July 2018

I’m pleased to announce a joint exhibition with talented Solva photographer Heather Bennett at the Cloister Gallery in St Davids Cathedral. The exhibition runs from 17 to 30 July 2018, is open daily from 10.30am to 5.00pm and is free.