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Nick Mackman
Primary Type of Art: Ceramics
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Description
Nick Mackman is a sculptor of one-off clay animals. Drawing on her experience as a rhino keeper and on safari, she aims to get under the skin of the animal and then recreate it, giving each one its own personality. Her pieces are Raku fired, giving a rich but natural crackle glaze. Sometimes bristles, papier maché and other materials are used.
Some of her subjects are relatively unknown or highly endangered and she has travelled to places such as Botswana and Madagascar to observe many of the animals she models in the wild. It is with these animals that she aims to enlighten us to their beauty, humour and tenderness, even though they may be largely perceived as purely ugly or aggressive.