LOT 7 - Bespoke Ceramic Statue of your pet by Emma Rodgers

Sculptor Emma Rodgers , Patron of the John King Brain Tumour Foundation, is one of the most sought after - and highly collectable - artists working in Britain today.
Art critic David Whiting believes her to be amongst the foremost ceramic sculptors working anywhere in the world. “Emma Rodgers arts gets straight to the core of her subject. She really inhabits the spirit of her creatures, just as they inhabit hers. It is about the flesh and bone beneath the skin, pulsing visceral forms that express the physicality and raw energy of the animal world. There is something dark about this vision too – nature at its most untamed".
Her creative process involves not only great technical skill and acute observation, but powerful intuition and imagination.” Emma has held several major public & private collections featured in R.A. ,V&A, Saatchi, Cork Street, NML ,Art Paris ,The Grande Palais Paris, Beirut, N.Y., Lineart –Ghent , Chicago, Texas, ,K.L Singapore, winning National Critics Choice. Emma also works with Marvel films and has created public art on many scales including Cilla Black, Cavern Liverpool.

For this unique prize Emma will create a ceramic animal sculpture of your choice. It could be your favourite pet capturing their most recognised pose, whether they are running on the beach or curled up by the fire, maybe with their favourite toy or choose something more exotic. A wild animal or bird perhaps a peacock the choice is yours.
As part of the process, additionally you and a guest can visit Emma’s studio and each make a ceramic sculpture to your own design which will be fired and glazed by Emma a unique creative experience and a work of art you can enjoy for years to come.

Please note if you are not attending the event you can still place a bid in the live auction. Please email the item you like and your top bid to Alison Houghton at alison@jkbtf.org.uk. This will be accounted for and we will let you know post event if you have won. Please can all bids from those not attending be in by midday on the day of the event.