Our Story
Artmosphere began as a backyard studio pottery in 2014, when we moved to the pristine village of Thiruvaniyur on the outskirts of Ernakulam. We started off as a two women team, working part time and made a plethora of gas fired functional and non-functional pottery. We started out by selling our wares in local markets and exhibitions, popularising handcrafted ceramics locally.
We were fortunate to have several connoisseurs and pottery enthusiasts from in and around reach out to us for their pottery requirements. We are proud that our products were created from our own in-house clay body, which we formulated with our own research and development. The glazes were also developed in house and have gone through extensive testing to ensure that they are right fit to our clay body. We have been able to achieve consistent high-quality glazed products and can assure you that the glazes used on functional ware are food safe.
By 2019, consistent and repeat orders encouraged us to transform into a full-time pottery. Today we have grown into a larger team, taking on highly customised as well as limited bulk orders. We are intrigued and inspired by the wide range of customisation that our clients have demanded from us. This has been the driving force behind us to continue to innovate and push the limits of our
creativity.
Molding the Earth into Art
Molding the Earth into Art
This got me thinking if I as an individual can generate so much, then it’s that many times the potters in India,
world and what about the tile companies, ceramic factories. It sent me on a path of reading a lot of articles and research
documents about ceramic waste management.
This got me thinking if I as an individual can generate so much, then it’s that many times the potters in India,
world and what about the tile companies, ceramic factories. It sent me on a path of reading a lot of articles and research
documents about ceramic waste management.
There are a lot of experiments and innovations being done to use ceramic waste in certain percentages with the clay itself and as an aggregate in concrete.
Research is being done utilizing waste from tile and sanitary ware factories to create tiles and industrial ceramics with success. Right here in India, we have Mr. Shashank of Ecoceramics who has successfully created dinnerware from the waste he has sourced from Kurja.
There are a lot of experiments and innovations being done to use ceramic waste in certain percentages with the clay itself and as an aggregate in concrete.
Research is being done utilizing waste from tile and sanitary ware factories to create tiles and industrial ceramics with success. Right here in India, we have Mr. Shashank of Ecoceramics who has successfully created dinnerware from the waste he has sourced from Kurja.
Journey of Success
1994-1997 B.A. Fine Arts at Stella Maris College, Chennai.
1997-1998 Basic Ceramics at the Regional Design and Development Center, Bangalore.
1999-2000 Pottery under the tutorship of Ray Meeker, Deborah Smithand Amrita Dhawan at Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondicherry and Kodaikanal.
1999 Jane Perryman, “Pit-fired Pottery”, Golden Bridge Pottery,
Pondicherry.
2000 Mike Dodd, “Thrown forms and Ash Glazing”, Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondicherry.
2001 Sandy Brown, “Letting Go”, Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondicherry.
2002 Betty Woodman, “Glazed Terra Cotta”, Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondicherry.
2016 Sandeep Manchekar, “Understanding Glazes”, Klay Karma, Bangalore
2017 Gary Hambilton, “Reduction Glazes and firing”, Klay Karma, Bangalore.
1999 Jane Perryman, “Pit-fired Pottery”, Golden Bridge Pottery,
Pondicherry.
2000 Mike Dodd, “Thrown forms and Ash Glazing”, Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondicherry.
2001 Sandy Brown, “Letting Go”, Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondicherry.
2002 Betty Woodman, “Glazed Terra Cotta”, Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondicherry.
2016 Sandeep Manchekar, “Understanding Glazes”, Klay Karma, Bangalore
2017 Gary Hambilton, “Reduction Glazes and firing”, Klay Karma, Bangalore.
2001/2 Teaching Assistant at Golden Bridge Pottery for Pottery Course. Assisted Ray Meeker.
2003 Established Pottery Studio ‘Kalaakaar Potteries’, with fellow potter
Indrani Singh, at Chennai. Undertook private commissions.
2005 Worked from a temporary Studio in Ernakulam, taking on private commissions.
2006 Worked briefly with Tata Ceramics, Special Economic Zone, Cochin as a Surface Designer for Tableware products.
2008/9 Experimented with Clay impressions and print on clay techniques based out of Ray Meeker’s private studio in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu.
2010 Continued to work from Ernakulam.
2012 Set up a Permanent studio “Artmosphere” at Cochin, Kerala. Further
explored print on clay techniques.
2014/19 Art and Design faculty (IGCSE) at GPS International School. Current HOD of Art Department.
2017 “Print on Clay” workshop at Mandala Pottery, Auroville
2018 “Print on Clay” workshops at Rekha Bajpe’s Studio, Delhi;
Tejashri Patil’s Studio, Mumbai; Nalini Thayagarajan’s Studio, Klay Karma, Bangalore; Kaveri’s Studio, Chennai. IES ceramic center,
Mumbai
2019 “Print on Clay” workshop at NID Ahamedabab, as a part of their Madhyam celebration. 50 years of Ceramics in NID; Rekha Bajpe’s studio, Re4caly, Delhi; Clay station, Bangaluru. Carmel Hessing’s Studio, Hyderabad
2020 “Print on Clay” workshop at Rekha Goyal’s studio PotteryLab, Navi
Mumbai
2021 “Print on Clay” workshop at Snaskriti organized by Rekha Bajpe, Delhi
2001 “Containers” at Triveni Kala Sanga, Delhi.
2002 ZAK Interior Expo under the banner of ‘Kalaakaar’ at Chennai Trade Center, Chennai.
2002 DBS Gallery, Chennai.
2003 “21 Carriers” at Gallery 25, New Delhi. Solo Show.
2009 Group exhibition at Kodaikanal.
2010 “Apposite Possibilities” Ceramic show at Vernissage Gallery, Cochin.
2014 “Bridges” group show at the Stainless Gallery, New Delhi.
2017 “ Little Infinity” at Gallery Art and Aesthetic, New Delhi
2018 “Porcelain Show” at Habitat Center, Delhi
2018 “In to the Box” at Amber Fort, Jaipur, during the Ceramics Triennale.
2019 “Matisse Revisited” at Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkatta.
2019 “Synchronized” at Palm court, Indian Habitat Center, New Delhi
2021 “Desolate” at Museo Camera, curated by Rahul Sharma, New Delhi.
1994-1997 B.A. Fine Arts at Stella Maris College, Chennai.
1997-1998 Basic Ceramics at the Regional Design and Development Center, Bangalore.
1999-2000 Pottery under the tutorship of Ray Meeker, Deborah Smithand Amrita Dhawan at Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondicherry and Kodaikanal.
1999 Jane Perryman, “Pit-fired Pottery”, Golden Bridge Pottery,
Pondicherry.
2000 Mike Dodd, “Thrown forms and Ash Glazing”, Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondicherry.
2001 Sandy Brown, “Letting Go”, Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondicherry.
2002 Betty Woodman, “Glazed Terra Cotta”, Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondicherry.
2016 Sandeep Manchekar, “Understanding Glazes”, Klay Karma, Bangalore
2017 Gary Hambilton, “Reduction Glazes and firing”, Klay Karma, Bangalore.
1999 Jane Perryman, “Pit-fired Pottery”, Golden Bridge Pottery,
Pondicherry.
2000 Mike Dodd, “Thrown forms and Ash Glazing”, Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondicherry.
2001 Sandy Brown, “Letting Go”, Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondicherry.
2002 Betty Woodman, “Glazed Terra Cotta”, Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondicherry.
2016 Sandeep Manchekar, “Understanding Glazes”, Klay Karma, Bangalore
2017 Gary Hambilton, “Reduction Glazes and firing”, Klay Karma, Bangalore.
2001/2 Teaching Assistant at Golden Bridge Pottery for Pottery Course. Assisted Ray Meeker.
2003 Established Pottery Studio ‘Kalaakaar Potteries’, with fellow potter
Indrani Singh, at Chennai. Undertook private commissions.
2005 Worked from a temporary Studio in Ernakulam, taking on private commissions.
2006 Worked briefly with Tata Ceramics, Special Economic Zone, Cochin as a Surface Designer for Tableware products.
2008/9 Experimented with Clay impressions and print on clay techniques based out of Ray Meeker’s private studio in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu.
2010 Continued to work from Ernakulam.
2012 Set up a Permanent studio “Artmosphere” at Cochin, Kerala. Further
explored print on clay techniques.
2014/19 Art and Design faculty (IGCSE) at GPS International School. Current HOD of Art Department.
2017 “Print on Clay” workshop at Mandala Pottery, Auroville
2018 “Print on Clay” workshops at Rekha Bajpe’s Studio, Delhi;
Tejashri Patil’s Studio, Mumbai; Nalini Thayagarajan’s Studio, Klay Karma, Bangalore; Kaveri’s Studio, Chennai. IES ceramic center,
Mumbai
2019 “Print on Clay” workshop at NID Ahamedabab, as a part of their Madhyam celebration. 50 years of Ceramics in NID; Rekha Bajpe’s studio, Re4caly, Delhi; Clay station, Bangaluru. Carmel Hessing’s Studio, Hyderabad
2020 “Print on Clay” workshop at Rekha Goyal’s studio PotteryLab, Navi
Mumbai
2021 “Print on Clay” workshop at Snaskriti organized by Rekha Bajpe, Delhi
2001 “Containers” at Triveni Kala Sanga, Delhi.
2002 ZAK Interior Expo under the banner of ‘Kalaakaar’ at Chennai Trade Center, Chennai.
2002 DBS Gallery, Chennai.
2003 “21 Carriers” at Gallery 25, New Delhi. Solo Show.
2009 Group exhibition at Kodaikanal.
2010 “Apposite Possibilities” Ceramic show at Vernissage Gallery, Cochin.
2014 “Bridges” group show at the Stainless Gallery, New Delhi.
2017 “ Little Infinity” at Gallery Art and Aesthetic, New Delhi
2018 “Porcelain Show” at Habitat Center, Delhi
2018 “In to the Box” at Amber Fort, Jaipur, during the Ceramics Triennale.
2019 “Matisse Revisited” at Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkatta.
2019 “Synchronized” at Palm court, Indian Habitat Center, New Delhi
2021 “Desolate” at Museo Camera, curated by Rahul Sharma, New Delhi.
