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The Rising Sea
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The Rising Sea

Artist (Aberdeen, Scotland)
Date2021
Object NamePottery
MediumElectric and soda fired porcelain, charred wooden plinth
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsOverall: 8.7 × 5.1cm
AcquisitionCommissioned in 2021 by Aberdeen Art Gallery using the prize money from the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2020 award.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095661.4
About MeJuliet Macleod is a self-employed studio potter and painter. She makes wheel-thrown porcelain inspired by the Scottish coast. She works from her garden studio, The Cloud Pottery, located in the countryside near Aberdeen.
In this commission work, Juliet uses processes involving salt, water and heat to explore how climate change is affecting our coasts. Coastal communities make up 41% of the total Scottish population. Macleod uses abstract mark making, brushwork and colours that are in response to sea-related works in the Gallery collection – those of Frances Walker and Joan Eardley in particular.