pottervandewal.nl Website of Alex van de Wal Born in 1924, lived and worked as a potter in Blaricum The Netherlands. His uncle, the renowned potter Frans Slot from Epe (Gelderland), just showed him a few basic things. Right from the start he found his own way, both technically and artistically. He turned and formed his mostly classic shapes in clay. Developing and putting together his own glazes, firing the products in either an electrical or natural gas heated kiln. He focussed on crystal glazes, but also appreciated luster-, woodash- and reduction glazes. Alex van de Wal passed away on August 2 2016. Book-reference: 'Nederlandse keramiek vanaf Jugendstil tot 2000' (Dutch ceramics from Jugendstil through the year 2000) by W.H. Spijker published at the occasion of an exposition in the Singermuseum in Laren (NH). Pictures of his work e-mail: pottervandewal  |
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