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A FINE ART AUDIENCE Gráinne Watts
producing something and show it in an
amazing gallery.”
she engages with her audience and client base. “With the rise in
popularity of social media forums and craft trail networks, Irish artists like myself, are recognising the benefi ts of a more open approach to the way we work. Long gone are the days of working in isolation. Exchanging ideas and sharing knowledge across a range of disciplines, both here in our local networks and in the wider sphere accessible with the click of a mouse, is helping to put Ireland on the map as a progressive hub of creativity and artistry.”
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- Gráinne Watts
you could push the boat out
maker “As a
Ceramic artist Gráinne Watts, based in Delgany, Co Wicklow, trained as a thrower making domestic pottery, but has moved on to making pieces which are fi nding their home in the fi ne art world. “It’s hard to compete with mass- produced stuff and it’s just a natural development to making one-off gallery-based pieces,” she says. “There’s a new appreciation of ceramics as an art form over the last 10 years–the galleries are more interested in showing ceramics. The annual RHA show would now include ceramic sculpture whereas before it used to be bronzes and fi ne art.” Her piece Vortex was awarded the Established Maker Award of Excellence & California Gold Medal at last year’s RDS Craft Awards. Watts credits the voluntary group Ceramics
Ireland with pushing the agenda for ceramic artistry in Ireland, having received EU funding and put together high-end exhibitions. “As a maker you could push the boat out producing something and show it in an amazing gallery," she enthuses. “A lot of the galleries are taking a second look at ceramics, and it’s more aff ordable for the fi ne art audience, which helps,” she adds.
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