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Dawn Hajittofi

Bottle - Orange/Cream/Green/Pink

Life Stories Series - Thrown White Earthenware
H17 x W9cm

£120

Vessel - Grey/Blue/Green

Life Stories Series - Thrown White Earthenware
H6 x W16cm

£320

Bottle - Greens/Pink/Orange

Life Stories Series - Thrown White Earthenware
H20 x W11cm

£290

Vessel - Yellow/Grey/Green/Pink

Life Stories Series - Thrown White Earthenware
H14 x H13cm

£260

Bottle - Yellow/Green/Orange

Life Stories Series - Thrown White Earthenware
H26 x W12cm

£360

Vessel - Dark Blue/Pale Blue/Green

Life Stories Series - Thrown White Earthenware
H21 x W13cm

£320

Vessel - Light Blue/Pink/Orange

Life Stories Series - Thrown White Earthenware
H12 x W10cm

£110

Vessel - Greens/Orange/Pink

Life Stories Series - Thrown White Earthenware
H19 x W13cm

£340

Bottle - Greens/Light Blue/Orange

Life Stories Series - Thrown White Earthenware
H21 x W10cm

£320

Vessel - Blues/Pink

Life Stories Series - Thrown White Earthenware
H16 x W13cm

£290

Vessel - Greys/Greens

Life Stories Series - Thrown White Earthenware
H14 x W13.5cm

£260

Bottle - Yellow/Grey/Green/Terracotta

Life Stories Series - Thrown White Earthenware
H23.5 x W12cm

£290

Vessel - Black/Pink/Green

Life Stories Series - Thrown White Earthenware
H13 x W10cm

£110

Bottle - Blue/Black/Pink/Green

Life Stories Series - Thrown White Earthenware
H23 x W12cm

£190

Vessel - Black/Blue/Pink

Life Stories Series - Thrown White Earthenware
H17 x W13cm

£170

To see Dawn’s stunning ceramics pop into the gallery, or get in touch and we will be happy to supply you with further images and details of all the current work.

We are also happy to offer a mail order service and can accept payment by most debit and credit cards over the telephone, or via Paypal or online banking. Click here to email us, or give us a call on 01328 711609.

- Artist statement -

Dawn discovered a love for clay in her teens and always wanted to be a maker. Life ultimately took her along

a different path but she continued to be drawn back to working with clay. Eventually she studied at Havering college and then UCA Farnham and was finally able to pursue her original passion and became a full-time maker in 2019.

Having been involved with pastoral care and counselling over many years, Dawn is aware of how the events of life impact and alter us, sometimes changing us forever. She believes that, however marked and imperfect we are, we can still be beautiful and every life is valuable. Each piece she makes represents a life story.

Dawn throws various forms using white earthenware clay. The altered forms and indentations acknowledge the knocks and scars collected through life. She continues to layer spontaneous marks in coloured slip to symbolise unforgettable moments and experiences that last a lifetime. Glaze is applied randomly to allow a contrasting surface of both the rough and smooth. Finally, she adds gilt which references 'Kintsugi' the Japanese art of mending a broken vessel with gold, restoring it to become precious once again. This is a much-loved metaphor for our own lives, a reminder to stay hopeful when things fall apart and to celebrate all that we overcome.

'Kintsugi is not the art of erasure – the invisible mend, the erasing

of a mistake – but rather the marking of a loss.’

Edmund de Waal

Gallery Plus, Warham Road, Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk, NR23 1QA

On the A149 Coast Road at the junction to Warham, Wighton and Walsingham

www.gallery-plus.co.uk . info@gallery-plus.co.uk

01328 711609

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