Just a quick note to let you know that we have now launched out new YouTube Channel featuring slide shows of the current collection we have on The Art House website.
Click here to visit out Channel and remember to leave a comment!
The ‘Troika Collection’ of modern textured art on canvas is now available at the Art House. View the artist’s tribute to the Troika Pottery Company on our website. Learn more about Troika history at the Digital Museum of Cornish Ceramics and at Perfect Pieces, where you can also purchase original items of Troika pottery. Further information about Troika pottery is available in the book ‘Troika Ceramics of Cornwall’.
Coming Soon - The Troika Collection 2008
The latest in the studio collections of artwork by The Art House has been created as a tribute to the Cornish Troika Pottery Company that pioneered an inspirational new design concept in the 1960s and 70s.
The Troika Collection has been designed to reflect the geometric shapes and textured surfaces of the original Troika pottery style. As a further tribute, each piece has been named after a Cornish town or village.
The Troika Pottery Company was founded at the Wells Pottery at Wheal Dream, St. Ives on the 1st of May 1963. The three founders were sculptor and painter Leslie Illsley, Potter Benny Sirota and architect Jan Thompson, who left in 1965.
Illsley primarily worked on shapes, which were produced in moulds, while Sirota handled surface design and glazes. Scandinavian ceramics of the period were a strong influence and Leslie Illsley particularly admired artist Paul Klee and sculptor Constantin Brancusi.
The 1960s saw much growth, spurred on by the tourist industry, and a number of London stores stocked Troika wares. In 1970 the pottery expanded and moved to Newlyn, where new shapes and designs were introduced – by 1974 textured ware dominated the range. The pottery closed in 1983 due to less expensive imports and more people holidaying abroad rather than in Cornwall.
In recent years, Troika pottery has gained new popularity amongst collectors with some pieces selling at auction for thousands of pounds, especially if signed by the founders.
If you would like to find out more about The Troika Pottery Company then why not visit The Digital Museum of Cornish Ceramics.
If I offered you a plain brown box full of hidden master drawing secrets… would you take a look inside?
Or, would you turn and walk away? Wouldn’t you be curious? Wouldn’t you want to know what painting secrets lie inside?
Wouldn’t you want to know if you could use the forgotten drawing and painting knowledge of 1000 years?
If your answer is No!… This is not for you…
If your answer is Yes!… Read on.
The Pop Art Collection is now available on the website. This set of original work by guest artist Heather Ford, features pop and film icons such as, Mick Jagger, Blondie, Lauren Bacall and Al Pacino. Heather creates these images in acrylic paint on canvas and as limited edition prints in the ‘60’s’ retro style, reminiscent of the Andy Warhol era.
