Tudor Wall Relief
The clients wanted to reference their personal history relating to Hampton Court Palace; an ancestor had been the sedan-chair keeper and lamp-lighter at Hampton Court.
April 11, 2022
The clients wanted to reference their personal history relating to Hampton Court Palace; an ancestor had been the sedan-chair keeper and lamp-lighter at Hampton Court.
The Llanbradach Follies consist of two towers inspired by local architecture and industrial heritage. Bases: stone-clad reinforced concrete with ceramic applications into niches. Tops: rendered
Part of a landscaping regeneration project for Tilery Housing Estate. Five ceramic relief panels incorporated into new gateways at the entrances into five courtyards. A
Botanical Structures is a body of work developed in residence in Denmark in 2013 and is a response to the Danish summer landscape. The Botanical
This is a new version of the Bolt Court wall relief in the hallway at The Ceramic House using just one colour and using mainly
Mosaic clad concrete sculptures in the form of giant toadstools inspired by Fair Isle knitwear. The brief was to create something that could be used
The design idea for this gateway mimics the effect of the wisteria and vines growing along the wall top around the perimeter of the luscious
Sculptural seating in the form of giant flowers containing flower beds and a series of toadstool-shaped play structures across 0.5 miles of landscaping adjacent to
Ceramic features incorporated into three external courtyards in Fromeside Medium Secure Services, Blackberry Hill Hospital. A collaboration with a lighting designer resulted in computer controlled
A private commission for a kitchen backsplash in Copenhagen. These tiles were originally designed for Gorseinon Regeneration Project in South Wales, a public art commission
Sculptures and wall reliefs for corridor regeneration between road and Penyrheol Secondary School, Gorseinon. Collaboration with White Consultants landscape architects informed the theme and colour
This is a new version with black hand-painted decoration of the Portuguese tile range Kay developed for the Portuguese bathroom at The Ceramic House. The
Landscaped garden incorporating a playground for young children inspired by Eric Carle’s popular book The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The overall design scheme includes railings and
A contemporary solution for a fireplace. The idea was to evoke the sense that the ceramic is growing up the wall, therefore the ceramic is
Ceramic bosses applied to wooden planters in Tiltyard Café Courtyard, Hampton Court Palace Gardens, to celebrate King Henry VIII’s 500-year anniversary. Participatory project ran over
In August 2015, sound artist Joseph Young and ceramist Kay Aplin spent a month in residence at Scalloway Booth, exploring the islands and documenting the
The name of the cottage is Pips Cottage and the design for the ceramic sign references the climbing plants growing on the walls. Client: Private
Lead artist overseeing and designing public art plan for artworks into gateways surrounding the 22-mile perimeter of the park, formerly 2 collieries. Angel Lane site:
Botanical Structures is a body of work developed in residence in Denmark in 2013 and is a response to the Danish summer landscape. The Botanical
Sculptural waymarkers along public footpath Client: Gateshead Council Dimensions: Approx. 5-15cm Medium: Stoneware ceramic applied to boulders Place: Gateshead Year: 2003
Concrete relief bosses installed into recesses in new care home. Sites of historical significance in Midlothian provided the theme, including architectural, historical and industrial sites.
“Kay Aplin is rapidly establishing herself as one of the most energetic and active ceramic artists in the UK. She is becoming more and more known for her innovative Ceramic House, and her current work is expanding into areas of curation and initiation of new ceramic events and exhibitions in the wider visual arts world. This is feeding into her own work which has always been dynamic, totally original, full of colour, ambitious and delightfully idiosyncratic.”
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