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John Chalke - Rural References Functionware |
..................You want to hold
the solitude of smiles, Riel's pipe,
to find solitude itself beneath
the letter s, whole as an apple, as
one would seek sod and slough and skull,
silence and Saskatchewan, filed
the way one files breath, each ex-
halation gone and coming back restored-
a pot of John Chalke, to hold the air
of all loss in place, the loss of all
but things unsaid, the silence never made...
(E.D. Blodgett, "Prairie
Museum", Arché/Elegies. Edmonton, AB: Longspoon Press,
1983:38)
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Many of John's function ware pieces are based on medieval
European
designs, found in France and Denmark over
600 years ago.
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In Collaboration |
 see Barbara Tipton |
| Delft Tile Teapot by Barbara Tipton and Mugs by John Chalke |
| porcelain, handpainted, delft tile decals (various designs) |
| teapot: 8 x 5.5"; mugs: 4 to 4.5 x 3" |
| $150.00 CDN for teapot |
$55.00 CDN each for mugs
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Plates and Platters
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JC05.138, JC05.144, JC05.137
JC05.140, JC05.136, JC05.139
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| Rural References Dinner
Plate |
| woodfired, salt glaze |
| 9 to 10" dia. x 1 1/4
to 1 1/2" at highest point |
| $80.00 CDN each
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JC150  JC149 |
| Rural References Side Plates |
| various glazes, wood and
soda fired, sculpted |
| average diameters 6 to
7", 1/2 to 1" in height |
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$30.00 CDN each
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