Chinese Dragons, Foo-dogs but also modern skyscrapers are part of Jacob Chan’s iconography, as are lost and found items. The work of the young Wirral based ceramicist is in fact inspired by “traditional Chinese shapes and forms whilst the surfaces are heavily decorated in slips and oxides that contain other raw materials such as sand, slates and broken pottery collected around the coastline and mountains of Britain”. Chan, who graduated in ceramics and jewellery at the Carmarthen School of Art in 2017, was mentored by the international ceramic sculptor Emma Rodgers and in 2020 opened his own studio. Focusing on the combination of wheel thrown and sculptural ceramics and using the soda firing technique to glaze his work, Jacob creates pieces with a unique array of colours.
Jacob Chan
