Nada Spencer

Porcelain, stoneware and earthenware – moulded, drawn and etched on by hand.

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01 – Work

Selected pieces

Glazed platter with plants pressed into the clay surface in relief — Pressed botanical platter Impressed plant relief

Dark clay beaker held in one hand, banded with a raised botanical relief — Beaker, raised botanical texture Dark clay, impressed relief

Round plate with two overlapping monoprinted portrait faces in blue and white, notched rim — Monoprint portrait plate Slabrolled, monoprint, notched rim

Detail of a large round platter with a bird and botanical drawing over layered slip and underglaze — Spring-themed platter Layered slip and underglaze

Wall installation of about forty small square tiles, each with a different plant impression — Botanical tile wall installation Textured relief tiles using multiple techniques

Two bowls with leaf impressions under a green glaze, rims cut and notched — Leaf-impressed bowls Leaf impression, glazed

02 – About

In the studio

Nada Spencer at an outdoor market, holding a white plate with a printed botanical design

I make handmade ceramics in Cape Town – functional and decorative, from large platters and wall installations as well as pendants and earrings.

I trained in architecture before I found clay, and I still love to draw. I treat a piece as a surface to work on: etched, stamped with textures I cut myself, monoprinted, drawn into with oxides. The forms borrow from botanical structure and from the flora around the Cape.

I work across porcelain, stoneware and earthenware, always exploring new techniques, as variety is what keeps the making alive. What I want most is for someone to pick a piece up and want to keep holding it.

Training BAS Architectural Studies, University of Cape Town
Member Ceramics Southern Africa
Teaching Evening and morning studio classes as well as regular workshops in monoprint portraiture, surface texture and screenprinting.
Studio Cape Town, South Africa

03 – Contact

Get in touch

Please contact me for sales, commissions, wholesale enquiries, teaching opportunities, workshop bookings, or to schedule a studio visit.

sales@nadaspencerceramics.com

+27 83 290 3310WhatsApp