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The Kiln Gods<br />
The idea of a Ceramic Centre was conceived in 2010 during a workshop curated by<br />
Jagannath Panda. Ambica saw the interesting works the painters had done in clay and<br />
the idea of a Ceramic Centre was born. The first international ceramic residency at<br />
Maihar, inviting Korean potters was curated by Chirayu Sinha.<br />
2015 began with another international residency and ceramic symposium. Sandra<br />
Black (Australia), Isabelle Roux (France), Anatolii Borodkin (Latvia), Eugenia<br />
Loginova (Latvia), Cynthia Siegel (USA) and Anjani Khanna (India), were invited<br />
for twelve days, to work in Maihar. This residency was conceived by Aditi Saraogi<br />
after meeting these artists at the opening of a teapot show in China, in 2014. Sandra,<br />
Isabelle, Anatolii, Eugenia, Cynthia and Anjani are all highly successful ceramic<br />
artists whose works are shown internationally in galleries and museums and each<br />
one of them works with their own specific styles and technique. This event will be<br />
followed by a kettle show by these artists, entitled ‘Flower Power’ at Gallery Sanskriti<br />
in Kolkata.<br />
Sandra is a teacher in the Freemantle <strong>Art</strong>s Centre. She is a master in porcelain work.<br />
Her work is conceptual, simple yet elegant. On the other hand, Isabelle Roux’s works<br />
are completely rustic and made distinctive by her poetic markings and impressions.<br />
Anatolii is an architect, designer, painter and ceramicist. He combines paintings and<br />
ceramics to give his work a whole new dimension. Also a teacher, in the Latvian <strong>Art</strong><br />
Academy, Eugenia draws inspiration from nature, working with ceramic and mixed<br />
media. Cynthia Siegel’s conceptual works are thought provoking and intellectually<br />
stimulating. She is currently working with the traditional potters of Kumaratulli, on a<br />
Fulbright Scholarship. At Ambica Beri’s suggestion an Indian potter was also included<br />
in this residency and the international artists were joined by Anjani Khanna. Anjani<br />
is a trained biologist who fuses human and animal forms with a satirical twist, adding<br />
humour to clay. During this twelve day residency, they were assisted by the studio<br />
manager Milan, a talented potter from Benaras Hindu University, and his helper<br />
Uday, who is a local artist from Maihar.<br />
‘yali’ by anjani khanna
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