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Rob Whelpton

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Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
15. Three Boats on a Rock, Raku Fired Ceramic 37 x 28 x 15 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
42. Large Lidded Jar, Raku Fired Ceramic Height 32 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
14. Three Boats on a Rock, Raku Fired Ceramic 25 x 26 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
24. Large Round Bottle, Raku Fired Ceramic 21 x 17 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
43. Large People Pot, Raku Fired Ceramic Height 32 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
25. Large Round Bottle, Raku Fired Ceramic 24 x 21 x 10 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
37. Tall Lidded Jar with Orange Fish, Raku Fired Ceramic Height 23 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
8. Yellow Fish Bowl with Blue interior, Raku Fired Ceramic 22 x 24 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
41. Lidded Jar with Orange Fish, Raku Fired Ceramic Height 28 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
11. Two Boats on a Rock, Raku Fired Ceramic 24 x 11 x 7 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
34. Lidded Jar, Raku Fired Ceramic 11 x 15 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
13. Two Boats on a Rock, Raku Fired Ceramic 31 x 17 x 10 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
16. Round Bottle, Raku Fired Ceramic Ht. 17 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
7. Green Fish Bowl with Yellow Interior, Raku Fired Ceramic 21 x 19 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
22. Round Bottle, Raku Fired Ceramic 16 x 14 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
36. Lidded Pot with Orange Fish, Raku Fired Ceramic Height 17 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
10. Boat on a Rock, Raku Fired Ceramic Height 22 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
37. Tall Lidded People Pot with Green and Yellow Fish, Raku Fired Ceramic Height 17 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
6. Orange Fish Bowl with Green interior Raku Fired Ceramic 13 x 15 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
40. Lidded People Pot with Blue Fish, Raku Fired Ceramic Height 24 cm.
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4. Blue Fish Bowl w/Green Interior, Raku Fired Ceramic 11 x 13 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
32. Large Lidded Pot with Hare, Raku Fired Ceramic 49 x 18 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
39. Lidded Jar with Blue Fish, Raku Fired Ceramic Height 25 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
28. Lidded Pot with Hare, Raku Fired Ceramic Ht. 22 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
18. Small Round Bottle, Raku Fired Ceramic 12 x 8cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
26. Small Lidded Fish Pot, Raku Fired Ceramic Ht. 14 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
19. Small Round Bottle, Raku Fired Ceramic 12 x 10 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
13. Two Boats on a Rock, Raku Fired Ceramic 31 x 17 x 10 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
27. Lidded Pot with Hare, Raku Fired Ceramic Ht. 14 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
11. Two Boats on a Rock, Raku Fired Ceramic 24 x 11 x 7 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
21. Round Bottle, Raku Fired Ceramic 16 x 14 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
33. Lidded Jar, Raku Fired Ceramic 8 x 12 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
16. Small Round Bottle, Raku Fired Ceramic 11 x 10 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
14. Three Boats on a Rock, Raku Fired Ceramic 25 x 26 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
29. Lidded Pot with Hare, Raku Fired Ceramic Ht. 28 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
12. Two Boats on a Rock, Raku Fired Ceramic height 16 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
12. Two Boats on a Rock, Raku Fired Ceramic height 16 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
20. Round Bottle, Raku Fired Ceramic 17 x 15 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
9. Small Boat on a Rock, Raku-Fired Ceramic 13 x 12 cm.
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5. Small Fish Bowl with Blue Interior Raku Fired Ceramic 11 x 15 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
15. Three Boats on a Rock, Raku Fired Ceramic 37 x 28 x 15 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
1. Small Bowl with Blue Interior, Raku Fired Ceramic 9 x 11 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
16. Small Round Bottle, Raku Fired Ceramic 12 x 10 cm.
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
35. Tall Lidded Pot with Blue Fish, Raku Fired Ceramic Height 18 cm.
6. Small lidded pierced fish pot, Raku-fired Ceramic h.12 x 9 cm
Rob WhelptonRob Whelpton
10. Boat on a Rock Raku Fired Ceramic Ht. 22 cm.
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2. Orange Fish Bowl with Blue Interior Raku Fired Ceramic
About

1952                             Born: Hartlepool

Education

1971 – 74                     Diploma Art and Design, North Staffordshire Polytechnic

1974 – 75                     National Museum and Art Gallery, Gaberones, Botswana

1975 – 83                     Lived and worked in Denmark

1983 – 85                     Worked at Dartington Pottery, Devon

1985 – 89                     Set up Workshop at Salisbury- Resident Potter at Salisbury Arts Centre

 

Selected Exhibitions

2000, ’02, ’06, ’08, ’10, ’12  ’17      Solo Exhibition, Beaux Arts Bath

 

2001

Christmas Exhibition, Beaux Arts Bath

 

2000

20th Summer Exhibition, Beaux Arts Bath

 

1999

Ceramicists of Fame and Promise, Beaux Arts Bath

 

1998

Summer Exhibition, Beaux Arts Bath

 

1987

Art and Furniture Exhibition – Frome, Somerset

Raku-fired Ceramics Exhibition – Higher Street Gallery, Dartmouth,  Devon

 

1986

Raku Fired Ceramics Exhibition – Salisbury Arts Centre

Summer Exhibition , Beaux Arts Bath

 

Other Selected Exhibitions

Simon Drew Gallery – Dartmouth

Montpellier Gallery – Stratford on Avon

Chelsea Craft Fair

Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh

Solo Ceramic Exhibtions – BEAUX ARTS – Bath

60 Years of Pottery Exhibition  – Cider Press

Gallery, Dartington

 

Rob has created a distinctive style of ceramic sculpture- and uses the ancient Raku process firing each art piece outdoors. The crackling of the glazes and vibrant colours of each sculpture is achieved by placing the red hot pots in sawdust, which ignites with the heat, further charring the unglazed areas. Changing humidity and temperature means that even for a sculptor of Whelpton’s experience each sculpture takes on a different and unexpected finish following the Raku process. His sculptures are coloured using slips and metallic salts and Whelpton often enhances his sculptures using gold leaf..

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