Les céramistes de l'Association

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David Louveau de La Guigneraye est né en Guadeloupe en 1971 et a grandi en Nouvelle-Calédonie (Pacifique-Sud). Il a vécu au Japon pendant un an avant d'effectuer son apprentissage de 2 ans chez Kynia Ishikawa au Québec. Puis il retourne chez lui en Nouvelle-Calédonie pour installer son premier atelier où il exerce penant 10 ans. Il s'est installé à la Borne en 2004 où il vit actuellement. Il travaille avec deux fours à bois de type anagama et un four à gaz.

My work

Whatever its origin, the making and drinking of tea have a strong influence on my work. My two year apprenticeship was devoted to the tea bowl and tea pot, leading me to focus after this on vessels for tea drinking. My last stay at the Mungyeong festival strenghthen my in that way.
I attache a lot of importance to the preparation of my clay. The clay I use at the moment comes from a pit which belongs to one of the last traditional La Borne potters. It has been aging and improving over the seasons for 40 years. I also dig clays myself from areas of ground which are rich in different types of iron. At present, almost all my materials come from pits, so as to be able to source the materials I use myself.
For firing I use two wood-fired kilns. The fist one (a cross between an anagama and a groundhog) is about 3 cubic metres and the firing is one week long up to 1320°. The second is a 1 cubic metre anagama kiln and fire up to 1280°.

Clichés :
Hugh West
Corinne Louveau de La Guigneraye