Paula Downing
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'Earthworks' ('26) - PairPaula DowningClay£ 210.00 -
Beach Scape IPaula DowningClay£ 90.00 -
Beach Scape IIPaula DowningClay£ 95.00 -
BreakwaterPaula DowningClay£ 275.00 -
Crater Beaker IPaula DowningClay£ 120.00 -
Crater Pinch Pot IPaula DowningClay£ 90.00 -
Crater Pinch Pot IIPaula DowningClay£ 85.00 -
Crater UnomiPaula DowningClay£ 90.00 -
Estuary IPaula DowningClay£ 100.00 -
Estuary IIPaula DowningClay£ 90.00 -
Fossil ScapePaula DowningClay£ 190.00 -
Group of ThreePaula DowningClay£ 600.00 -
Slate ScapePaula DowningClay£ 160.00 -
Slate ScapePaula DowningClay£ 180.00 -
VesselPaula DowningClay£ 175.00 -
VesselPaula DowningClay£ 130.00 -
VesselPaula DowningClay£ 85.00 -
VesselPaula DowningClay£ 70.00 -
Whim Series IPaula DowningClay£ 1,200.00 -
Whim Series IIPaula DowningClay£ 900.00 -
Crater Beaker IIPaula DowningClaySold -
Crater Beaker IIIPaula DowningClaySold -
Crater UnomiPaula DowningClaySold -
VesselPaula DowningClaySold -
VesselPaula DowningClaySold -
VesselPaula DowningClaySold -
'Gem' Bowl RedPaula DowningClaySold -
Black/ White 'Gem Dish 2 (Red Foot)Paula DowningClaySold -
Black/ White 'Gem' Bowl (Red Foot)Paula DowningClaySold -
Black/ White 'Gem' Dish 1 (Black Foot)Paula DowningClaySold -
Chunky Gem Bowl with Inlays (Black)Paula DowningClaySold -
Night Fishing I Pinch PotPaula DowningClay£ 250.00 -
Night Fishing III Pinch PotPaula DowningClaySold -
Ropes & Buoys II Pinch PotPaula DowningClaySold -
Summer Heat I Pinch PotPaula DowningClaySold -
Summer Heat III Pinch PotPaula DowningClaySold -
Summer Heat IV Pinch PotPaula DowningClaySold -
Summer Sailing Pinch PotPaula DowningClaySold -
Surf / Sail Gig PinPaula DowningClaySold
Paula Downing's slabbed, pinched and coiled ceramics take clay back to its origins in the erosion and decomposition of rock. The volcanic finishes, deeply pitted surfaces, fissures, splits, stopes and rugged, monolithic shapes in her work mirror the natural actions of geology, and celebrate standing stones, way markers, forts, and the impact of ancient civilizations on the Cornish landscape.
Paula's pieces are built by hand in response to observational drawings and her visual memories of walking Cornwall's coast and moorland. Her use of form and surface reflects the shape, colour and evolution of this ancient county, making her ceramics as impactful and dramatic as any abstract painting, and documenting remote places that remain relatively unchanged by humankind.

