PRESS PACK Potters and Ceramic artists of the Beauvais area

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Beauvais < Oise < Picardy
Beauvais Area
Tourist Office
PRESS PACK
ARTISTS AND CREATORS
POTTERS AND CERAMIC ARTISTS OF THE BEAUVAIS
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Potter’s workshop at Savignies
(Photo: Benoît Hourdé, Photomag2, Beauvais Area Tourist Office)
Press pack: “Potters and ceramic artists of the Beauvais area – past and present”
Beauvais Area Tourist Office
Press contact: Claire Monbeillard on 03 44 15 30 33 or [email protected]
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ARTISTS AND CREATORS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Potters and Ceramic artists of the Beauvais area - past and present
1 – History of pottery in the Beauvais area
2 – Some great names
3 – Some of the finest pieces produced in the Beauvais area workshops
4 – Potters’ and Ceramic artists’ Association of the Pays de Bray and the Oise
Road-book
1 – Meeting potters and ceramic artists
Workshops open to the public (by prior appointment)
2 – Where to try your hand at pottery
3 –Discovering this traditional craft
3-1 – Group tours organised by the Tourist Information Office
3-2 - Museums
3-3 – Savignies hiking trail
3-4 – Themed guided tours organised by the Tourist Information Office
3-5 – “Fête de l’argile / De briques et de pots” event
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PAST AND PRESENT
1 – History of pottery in the Beauvais area
The quality of clay from the Pays de Bray and the wide range of objects
produced from it made the Beauvais area one of the greatest ceramics
centres in France.
In the old days potters made objects for daily use (principally crockery) but in
the late 12th and early 13th centuries they also made large glazed and
coloured tiles used to adorn buildings, pave floors and decorate the outside
of houses. Typical designs included animals, plants and geometrical patterns.
In the 19th century, after a period of decline, the pottery industry was revived
by the production of water fountains carved from an impermeable clay
found only in the Beauvais area and the manufacture of stoneware piping
for the chemical industry.
In 1840, Ziegler, who had started out as a painter, took up pottery and reestablished ceramics as an art form. Other potters followed in his footsteps,
notably the funerary sculptor, Peter Gréber who created gravestones from
clay. These new developments inspired the founding of stoneware tile
factories in the Beauvais area; One such, the St-Paul pottery flourished from
1870 to the Second World War. The ceramics tradition continued in Beauvais
thanks to the work of Paul and Charles Gréber who took over from their
father, preferring decorative pottery and architectural ceramics to sculpture.
After the Second World War a new generation of potters started work,
ensuring that the Beauvais tradition was carried on.
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PAST AND PRESENT
2 – Some great names
Charles GREBER (Beauvais 1825 – 1935)
Descended from a family of artists originally from Germany, this ceramic artist
settled in Beauvais in 1854. His art developed over the years, from an early
abundance of curved lines, plants and animals to rather more eccentric
pieces in “Art Deco” style characterised by elongated lines. Around 1925 his
artistic development led him to create pottery with simpler shapes. He did
not limit his creations to decorative objects but also practised what was at
the time a very fashionable art form: architectural ceramics.
His taste for colour and detail ensured him recognition in this field. He was
awarded the silver medal at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris and the
Legion of Honour in 1926.
Certain neo-Gothic and neo-Renaissance bourgeois houses in Beauvais bear
witness to the town’s fondness for architectural ceramics and to Charles
GREBER’s talent in this domain, bringing fame to the factory that still bears his
name.
Auguste DELAHERCHE (Beauvais 1857 – 1940)
This ceramic artist and native of Beauvais was particularly famous for his Art
Nouveau masterpiece the “cheminée aux paons” (peacock fireplace)
currently held at the Oise departmental museum. After training at the Ecole
des Arts Décoratifs, he devoted himself to ceramics, beginning his career at
the Italienne de Goincourt, housed in an old earthenware and stoneware
workshop. Here he learned the basics, producing objects for domestic use.
After this Auguste Delaherche decided to settle at Héricourt, in the hamlet of
La Chapelle-aux-Pots, making objects for daily use that everyone could
afford. Although things were not easy at the start Auguste Delaherche’s work
attracted attention at the Exposition Universelle, Artistique et Scolaire held in
Beauvais in 1885. At about the same time he took over the Paris workshop of
the master potter, Chaplet, and produced decorated stoneware, winning
recognition at a number of Exhibitions. His tortoise-shell vases, decorative
platters and small vases were especially popular. In 1893 he opened another
workshop in the Sables Rouges district of Armentières.
1915 was the start of a sad time for him as he lost his son. He concentrated on
creating individual pieces and gave up floral designs. Between 1917 and
1930, Auguste Delaherche’s work was inspired by that of the Chinese and
Korean masters.
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Auguste Delaherche, Museum of La Chapelle aux Pots
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3 – Some of the finest pieces produced
in the Beauvais area workshops
16th century glazed ceramic finials from Beauvais and the Beauvais area are
amongst the finest specimens of local production. These architectural elements were
initially designed to protect from the weather pointed wooden joints protruding from
the roof timbers. Standing 60cm high, they soon became important decorative
features of a roof with considerable symbolic value to the great houses they
adorned: an armed knight suggesting war and strength, costumed musicians
presenting an altogether more courtly image of Renaissance Beauvais society … The
Oise departmental museum in Beauvais holds some rare and precious examples of
finials from this period.
The Passion platter of Savignies. This moulded and glazed terracotta platter represents
the Passion of Christ and bears the coat-of-arms of king Charles VII and Anne of Brittany.
It is one of the finest pieces to be produced in the Beauvais area workshops. The potters
who made it called themselves “plombiers” or “plommiers” from the French word for
lead (plomb), referring to their use of a transparent, vitreous lead glaze to make their
products waterproof. The Passion of Christ platter is today displayed in a prominent
position in the town council chamber, testimony to the age-old tradition of pottery and
decorative as well as functional ceramics.
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The Passion platter of Savignies
(Photo: Oise departmental museum, Beauvais Area Tourist Office)
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PAST AND PRESENT
4 – Potters’ and Ceramic artists’ association
of the Pays de Bray and the Oise
Association des potiers et céramistes du Pays de Bray et de l’Oise
15, rue de la libération
60430 Warluis
Tel: 03 44 89 20 73
Founded in the 1990s, this association aims to promote contemporary
ceramics.
When Patrice Deschamps, Chairman and Sylvie Thémereau, Secretary,
took over the association in 1999, they decided to organise a biennial
ceramics event. This was the start of “La fête de l’argile – De briques et
de pots”, which takes place every two years (even numbers) at the
Dewulf brickworks in Allonne.
Every other year (odd numbers) the association organises a weekend
‘Open doors’ event in pottery workshops.
Exhibitions take place regularly in Beauvais, often at Christmas time.
The association’s members are professionals glad to see the gradual
disappearance of the “hippy” image so long associated with potters
and ceramic artists. The 11 members produce functional pottery and
are happy to undertake special orders, for example for weddings. They
also create decorative objects.
With a range of techniques, types of clay and firing methods, not to
mention the different personalities of each potter, the public can enjoy
a wide selection of colourful, original pieces – some to be used, others
just to be admired ….
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ROAD-BOOK
1 – Meeting potters and ceramic artists
Workshops open to the public (by prior appointment)
Potters in the Beauvais
area
Patrice DESCHAMPS
15 , rue de la libération
60430 Warluis
Tel: 03.44.89.20.73
Functional and decorative stoneware.
J-Louis NIGON et Monique LESBROUSSARD
1, rue Butée
60650 Savignies
Tel: 03.44.82.28.64
Original and reproduction of old
stoneware designs, thrown and hand
built.
Functional and decorative glazed
pottery.
Jean-Michel SAVARY
52, rue de l’Avelon
60650 Becquet St Paul
Tel: 03.44.82.25.77
Sculptures, ceramics, pottery, murals
Briqueterie DEWULF
5, ancienne Route de Paris
60000 Allonne
Tel: 03.44.02.06.82
Fax: 03.44.05.29.79
Email:
[email protected]
Bricks, cob, floor tiles, paving, crushing
… 5 types of clay and over 400
Potters in the Oise
Didier PAIGNEAU et Joëlle DESBONNET
13, rue du Sac
60310 Canny/Matz
Tel: 03.44.43.73.85
Functional stoneware in wood-fired kiln for colour and
texture.
Sylvie THEMEREAU
645, hameau de Pierrepont
60300 Ponchon
Tel: 03.44.03.40.55
Fax: 03.44.03.28.75
Decorated wall tiles, original and reproductions.
Thrown, decorated earthenware.
Porcelain.
Kristine HAMMARSTROM
290, rue Tiersfontaine
60390 Auneuil
Tel: 03.44.47.89.96
Contemporary glazed earthenware, decorative and
functional.
Jacky MERIGEAU
1062, Route de la Vallée
60650 Ons en Bray
Tel: 03.44.81.62.92
Email: [email protected]
Stoneware, crystallization, raku.
Catherine MATHIEU
Rue de la Queue du Chat
60510 La Neuville en Hez
Tel/fax: 03.44.78.97.96
Sculpture and ceramics
Florence PARSY
11 rue des plaideurs
60350 St-Jean aux Bois
Tel: 03.44.42.04.77
Pierre LEPAGNOL
29 rue des Flandres
60490 ORVILLERS SOREL
Tel: 03.44.85.19.43
Original pieces
stoneware.
of
functional
and
decorative
Brigitte TANSINI
COMPIEGNE
Tel: 03.44.86.29.10
Original pieces of stoneware and porcelain.
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products available.
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2 – Where to try your hand at pottery
Not many potters offer courses. This is because the time between working the
clay and seeing the final object emerge from the kiln is often quite long, as
much as two months in some cases.
However, the Beauvaisis Art School runs pottery classes all year for children
over 8 and adults
Children – working with clay is good for games involving handling, building,
assembling and marking during which children can express themselves freely
in a tactile and visual way. Themed exercises help children develop their
own creativity.
Adults – discovering clay, how it can be used, shaped, enamelled and fired,
is an excellent means of self-expression. The approach is based on both
traditional local ceramics and on meeting contemporary potters. Pottery
workshops take place in spacious studios with good quality, professional
equipment.
Beauvais Area Art School
Espace culturel François Mitterrand
60000 Beauvais
Tel: 03 44 15 67 06
Fax: 03 44 15 67 07
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ecole-art-du-beauvaisis.com
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3 – Discovering this traditional craft
3 -1 Group tours organised by the Tourist Information Office
Short tour and pretty pots
10 am: Visit by a technical expert from the brickworks at Allonne:
Overview of production techniques, fire control and circulation,
firing bricks.
11 am: Guided coach tour of Beauvais with a Ministry of Culture
accredited guide: history of the town, presentation of major sites
and many house façades decorated with architectural
ceramics. (Coach needs to be equipped with microphone.)
12.15 pm: Lunch (drinks included).
3 pm: Tour with local guide of the Pottery museum at La Chapelle-auxPots, an informal cultural venue in a village of the Pays de Bray.
The museum is a living memorial to the pottery tradition with its
wonderful collection of everyday pots and artistic ceramics
created by such master potters as A. Delaherche, P. Pissareff
and A. Bouché.
4.30 pm: Demonstration of working a potter’s wheel at the museum: the
Pays de Bray potters are perpetuating the ceramics tradition
that flourished in this area, famous from earliest times for the
quality and abundance of its clay.
6 pm: End of tour and of Tourist Office services.
1, rue Beauregard
BP 537
60005 Beauvais Cedex
Information – Group reservations:
Tel: 03.44.15.30.34 - Fax: 03.44.15.30.31
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.beauvaistourisme.fr
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3 – Discovering this traditional craft
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Museums
 Oise Departmental Museum in Beauvais
Large collection of ceramics by Auguste Delaherche, Charles Gréber
Opening times
Museum open daily except Tuesdays and some bank holidays (January 1st,
Easter Monday, May 1st, Whit Monday, November 1st & December 25th)
10am to 12 noon and 2-6pm, October 1st – June 30th.
10am to 6pm, July 1st to September 30th.
1, rue du musée – 60000 BEAUVAIS
Tel: 03 44 10 40 50
Website: www.oise.fr/culture-et-vie-locale/le-museedepartemental/
 Pottery Museum at La Chapelle-aux-Pots
This museum recounts the history of pottery in the Pays de Bray
and boasts a collection of over 300 pieces, from everyday
stoneware objects to truly beautiful works by very famous local
ceramists, such as Auguste Delaherche, Pierre Pissaref or André
Bouché. Visitors can also watch a video on the art of ceramics.
Opening times:
Museum is open from 1/04 to 30/10
2-6pm, Tuesday to Friday.
2.30-6.30pm, weekends & bank holidays.
17, avenue Tristan Klingsor - 60650 La Chapelle-aux-pots
Tel: 03.44.04.50.71 or 03.44.04.50.72
http://museedelapoteriedelachapelleauxpots.blog4ever.com
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3 - Discovering this traditional craft
3-3 The Savignies hiking trail
Route map and description of the “Beauvaisis: terre de potiers” hiking trail
can be downloaded from the following website: www.beauvaisis.fr,
tourism/hiking section.
Wall with imbedded pots in Savignies, an unusual sight
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3-4
Themed guided tours organised by the Tourist Information Office
Architectural ceramics in Beauvais (part one)
Architectural ceramics –used to give a house individuality, charm, draw attention to
its architecture – were also the reflection of a period.
From the Greber factory in the Rue de Calais to the Faubourg Saint-André, by way of
the Avenue Victor Hugo, visitors can see how the town of Beauvais, in the late 19th
and early 20th centuries, lived through the Art Nouveau period, was influenced by
the seaside vogue, combined bricks and enamelled stoneware, and how pottery
developed into an industry.
Architectural ceramics in Beauvais (part two)
Architectural ceramics: a decorative art for everyone …
… or at least for a good number of Beauvais residents at the very end of the 19th
century when Charles Greber created a range of imaginative designs which could
be mass produced at his stoneware works (Rue de Calais).
The Tourist Information Office organises short guided tours of the town, taking in the
ornamental paving of the cathedral chapels with their many different patterns,
lovely bourgeois houses made to look just like seaside villas, along the Rue de la Tour
de Crou and as far as Saint Just des Marais where Octave Colozier, the third largest
industrial ceramist in France, had the outside walls of his factory offices covered in
multi-coloured stoneware tiles.
If desired, visitors can opt to take just one of the two parts of this architectural
ceramics tour of Beauvais.
These tours are regularly available as part of the full programme of guided tours for
individuals, every Sunday at 3pm, April to September OR by prior appointment for
groups.
Information and booking:
1, rue Beauregard - BP 537
60005 Beauvais Cedex
Tel: 03.44.15.30.30
Fax: 03.44.15.30.31
E-mail:
[email protected]
Web: www.beauvaistourisme.fr
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3-5 “Fête de l’argile: De briques et de pots” event
The “Fête de l’argile – De Briques et de pots” event takes place every two
years at the Allonne brickworks. Admission is just 1€ per family for which you
receive a commemorative brick.
Potters’ market featuring about 40 different exhibitors from the Paris area, the
Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, Belgium and, of course, the Beauvais area,
selected with a view to offering the public as wide a range of objects as
possible.
Organised activities and demonstrations involving pottery take place
throughout the two days: throwing on a wheel, hand building, raku firing,
etc. Raku firing – rapid firing of enamel – is both educational and
spectacular. Visitors can apply enamel to a piece of fired clay. The piece is
then fired again before their eyes, in a gas or wood-fired kiln. Firing is at 1,000
degrees and lasts just 10 minutes, during which the enamel is transformed –
an excellent way to learn that enamel is in fact a type of glass.
Tours of the brickworks are also organised. It is a family business with a
Hoffman brick kiln, one of last remaining ones in France. Another good
reason for coming to the Dewulf brickworks at Allonne is that they have the 5
different types of clay found in the Pays de Bray.
On-site catering available.
In short an excellent opportunity to meet potters and find out more about
their craft. In 2004 between 4,000 and 5,000 visitors and connoisseurs came
to the “Fête de l’argile, De briques et de pots” event.
DeWulf brickworks, unloading the kiln
(Photo: Beauvais Area Tourist Office)
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PRESS PACK Potters and Ceramic artists of the Beauvais area

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