Alistair Danhieux, raku nu

The Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste launches its 2017 program by presenting three ceramists from Puisaye: Robert Deblander, Nathalie Pierlot and Alistair Danhieux, three names emblematic of three generations. All driven by the same desire to draw new life from the renowned Puisaye stoneware, they have become a lasting part of the landscape of St Amand.

Laden with its history and countless leading figures, the Puisaye compels its settlers to be resilient and audacious. It truly is a challenge to make yourself heard among the clamour of past centuries and carve your own path in light of the XVIth and XVIIIth century lustre, of Jean Carriès and his school, of the flambé glazed earthenware or the prestigious avant-garde pottery of the seventies, yet Robert Deblander, Nathalie Pierlot and Alistair Danhieux have succeeded. Relentlessly striving to root themselves into this soil, they have proved that they belong through their genuine interest in the materials, the creative process and the firing methods.

With these three highly local figures, the Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste invites you to break through the heart of  stoneware and discover the vivid creativity of the land that became its home twenty years ago.