About
Gaby Guz is a London-based potter and artist. She trained, firstly under the guidance of Mo Abdalla, at Camden Arts Centre, and then on the Ceramic Degree Course at Harrow School of Art.
In 2015, Gaby was invited to be Artist in Residence at the Charity WAC Arts, where she exhibited both her drawings and her pots. This was to be the start of her public showing of work. Since then, her work has been exhibited in solo and joint shows by galleries as well as in art fairs, such as The London Design Fair, Celebrating Ceramics, Ceramic Art Oxford, The Affordable Art Fair, The Open Art Fair, and London Design Week. Her work is in a number of Private Collections both in the UK and abroad.
Since 2017, Gaby has been a member of the communal studios of Rochester Square in Camden Town, London. She is represented by Cavaliero Finn Gallery Ltd.
Gaby throws her pots at the wheel. The challenge of taming the clay and the immediacy of ‘growing’ something between her fingers is addictive. The total immersion and focus required to be successful is an antidote to the rest of life’s frantic multi-tasking.
For many years, Gaby has focused on ‘Alternative Firing’ techniques, specifically that of Naked Raku and Saggar Firing. In both cases, the pot’s surface is unglazed, and the surface decoration is created using smoke in the case of Naked Raku and smoke and various metals in the case of her Saggar Fired pots. The result combines chance with designed markings. Continual experimentation has increased her level of control by enhancing her understanding of the influence of each component part of the firing. It has been crucial to understand how these interact with each other, as well as how they are affected by humidity and temperature. This process requires both a scientifically enquiring mind and a creative, artistic mind, which is satisfying and important to her.
