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Barbara Attard
Pettett became interested in
Ceramics at 15 years old, when she attended evening
classes at the Secondary Technical School,
Corradino, achieving 'O' and
'A' levels 3 years later. At the same time, her main
course of study was Art and History of Art under Esprit
Barthet and Fr M.
Zerafa at Sixth Form and at
MCAST.
Her interest in Ceramics rekindled in 1996 when she
started attending evening classes under George Muscat.
She also practised under Julie Apap and Anna
Ciavola, and has since
attended numerous workshops and seminars, both at home
and abroad.
Barbara set up her own home studio in 2000 in a windmill
in Rabat, and also works in her main residence
in
Gozo.
In 2004, Barbara decided to further her studies by
enrolling in a 6 year
BA (hons)
distance degree course at Glasgow School of Art, and has
already attended numerous
residentials at the GSA.
Barbara started participating in collective exhibitions
in 1999, and also regularly takes part in the Annual Art
Exhibition and Competition organised by the Malta
Society of Arts, Commerce and Manufacture, winning 4th
prize last year with her piece 'Convolution'
Her preferred method is hand
building, as these pieces are unique one -offs and this
is mainly the method she uses when creating an
exhibition piece. However, Barbara also works on the
wheel and sometimes alters thrown ware to
achieve her vision.
Barbara's
main inspiration is nature, and the rugged rock
formations of the Maltese landscape can often be seen in
her work. She also uses molten glass to great effect
when she wants to simulate the crystal depths of the
blue Mediterranean. Her preferred clay is an
ironstone stoneware which she fires at 1225
degrees in an electric kiln.
In
August 2006 Barbara took part in an exhibition at the
Banca Giuratale, Gozo with artist Tanja Van Poucke.
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