WILLIAM WASHINGTON
R J WASHINGTON
'OUT OF THE TUB'
WASHINGTON BURSARY
Panels
Once home to several thousand chickens, the sheds became a place of retreat, space for Bob to experiment, throw, glaze and fire countless ceramic pieces.
'If it wasn't of a high enough standard, he would smash it there and then' - Maurice Barrett would later recall.
As well as a place of work, it also afforded Bob space to organize and sequence his work, to step back and reflect upon his craft.
The Sheds
In the early nineties Bob's skills as a painter and potter converged. He would create a new and exciting series of panels. His approach to ceramics at this time is best illustrated by 'Pearl Diver', a panel which is both an impressionist painting and a ceramic object.
He explains:
'Brushing, dragging, palette knifing - all the tools of the painter, all the tools of the potter, all the potential of the kiln.'
'We're now into painting' - Bob Washington
