These 1.5m high ceramics were all made in China, but while 79 of them were decorated at the factory using transfers, one was hand decorated by Royal Crown Derby using 18 carat gold. The latter took longer to complete than the 21 days it took to complete the 79.

Clare Twomey
Made in China
Clare Twomey. Made in China. Photograph MJ Kelly.
Throughout the Lower Level Galleries
18/06/2016 - 14/08/2016
An imposing sculpture installation of 80 vases, addressing distributed authorship in the contemporary crafts context.