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Ceramic Review Masterclass: Jemma Gowland

Ceramic Review

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Warm-up Questions

What do you think a “Ceramic Review Masterclass” will teach you?
When you hear the name “Jemma Gowland,” what kind of artist do you imagine?
What topics do you think might appear in a masterclass about ceramic figurines?

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Ceramic Review Masterclass: Jemma Gowland

From engineering and teaching to ceramics about upbringing (00:00 – 02:27)

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1. What did the speaker study before becoming a ceramics artist?

Engineering design
Architecture
Photography
Fine art

2. What main topic does the speaker want to explore through ceramics?

Upbringing and childhood
City life in London
Fashion design
Wildlife conservation

3. What does the speaker say is most important for telling the story in the figures?

Their size
Their price
Their color
Their stance

Ceramic Review Masterclass: Jemma Gowland

Building the figure: hollow structure, proportions, and faces (02:27 – 06:22)

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1. Why does the speaker use paper straws and paper materials inside the figure?

So the figure is already hollow and can go straight in the kiln
To make the surface shiny
So the figure dries instantly
To make the figure heavier

2. What material does the speaker say is traditional for figurines but difficult for sculpture?

Glass
Wood
Concrete
Porcelain

3. Why does the speaker use cast doll faces?

Because they are easier to paint with gold
Because they are cheaper than sculpting faces
Because they help the clay dry faster
Because they reference childhood and ideas about what you’re meant to look like

Ceramic Review Masterclass: Jemma Gowland

Hair, clothing textures, and deeper meaning (masks, surface, memories) (06:22 – 09:11)

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1. In workshops, what does the speaker do with the fabric used to make clothing textures?

Paint it with oxides while it is still wet
Peel it off before it goes in the kiln
Burn it off in the kiln
Leave it on permanently

2. What does the speaker use to create a cracked surface effect on some figures?

Oxides layered with more porcelain slip
Water and salt
Wax and sand
A thick layer of fabric

3. What does the speaker hope the masks will make people talk about?

How to fire porcelain safely
How and why people use masks, and whether they are a strength or a burden
Where to buy doll faces
How to design hairstyles from the 1950s

Ceramic Review Masterclass: Jemma Gowland

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1. What is the main purpose of the speaker’s figurines?

To teach engineering design through art
To show only realistic animal sculpture techniques
To use ceramics to say something about upbringing and childhood
To copy traditional decorations exactly

2. Why does the speaker prefer building figures standing up?

It allows the figure to be fired twice as fast
It makes the clay dry slower
It helps the speaker judge proportions and stance for the story
It helps with glaze application

3. Which idea best matches the speaker’s view of surface beauty in the work?

The work suggests “all is not as it seems” under the surface
A beautiful surface always means the inside is perfect
Cracks should always be avoided
Gold luster is used only to hide mistakes

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

Ceramic Review Masterclass: Jemma Gowland

The speaker says the work is about “upbringing.” What parts of childhood do you think shape people the most, and why?
The speaker uses traditional figurines but makes ones that “totally disagree” with the traditional idea. How can art challenge traditional objects or stereotypes?
The speaker talks about masks being a strength or a burden. In what situations do people “wear masks” in real life?
What details (stance, hair, clothes, faces) do you think communicate emotion most strongly in a small sculpture? Explain your choices.