Seth Cardew
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Seth Cardew is an English
studio potter
. He is the son of the influential potter Michael Cardew
and the brother of the composer Cornelius Cardew
.
He studied painting at Chelsea School of Art London and sculpture at Camberwell School of Art.
He then worked as a model maker
at Pinewood
, Elstree
and Sheperton Studios from 1960 to 1970.
After his father's death in 1983, Seth took over the running of Wenford Bridge Pottery and carried on the tradition of making tableware in stoneware and running pottery teaching courses. Seth's son, Ara Cardew, is also a potter. He worked at Wenford Bridge from 1981 until 1997 when he relocated to the USA.
Seth relocated to Masia Albadas, Spain
in 2005.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
studio potter
Pottery
Pottery is the material from which the potteryware is made, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery . Pottery also refers to the art or craft of the potter or the manufacture of pottery...
. He is the son of the influential potter Michael Cardew
Michael Cardew
Michael Cardew, OBE, was an English studio potter who worked in West Africa for twenty years.Cardew was the fourth child of Arthur Cardew, a civil servant, and Alexandra Kitchin, the eldest daughter of G.W.Kitchin, the first Chancellor of Durham University...
and the brother of the composer Cornelius Cardew
Cornelius Cardew
Cornelius Cardew was an English experimental music composer, and founder of the Scratch Orchestra, an experimental performing ensemble. He later rejected the avant-garde in favour of a politically motivated "people's liberation music".-Biography:Cardew was born in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire...
.
He studied painting at Chelsea School of Art London and sculpture at Camberwell School of Art.
He then worked as a model maker
Model maker
A model maker is a professional craftsperson who creates a 3 dimensional representation of a design or concept. Most products in use and in development today first take form as a model. This "model" may be an exacting duplicate of the future design or a simple mock-up of the general shape or concept...
at Pinewood
Pinewood Studios
Pinewood Studios is a major British film studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, approximately west of central London. The studios have played host to many productions over the years from huge blockbuster films to television shows to commercials to pop promos.The purchase of Shepperton...
, Elstree
Elstree Studios
"Elstree Studios" refers to any of several film studios that were based in the towns of Borehamwood and Elstree in Hertfordshire, England, since film production begun in 1927.-Name:...
and Sheperton Studios from 1960 to 1970.
After his father's death in 1983, Seth took over the running of Wenford Bridge Pottery and carried on the tradition of making tableware in stoneware and running pottery teaching courses. Seth's son, Ara Cardew, is also a potter. He worked at Wenford Bridge from 1981 until 1997 when he relocated to the USA.
Seth relocated to Masia Albadas, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
in 2005.