London : January 4th 2011

Today was a free afternoon so me and some of the girls on this trip decided to experience some of the markets. Went to Portabello Market and walked up and down the street. There was a lot of shopping and different food venues but a little on the expensive side. We did try really good fish and chips, which was a first for me!

Then later in the afternoon i went to the Contemporary Ceramics Center. This was a smaller gallery, but had wonderful pieces of ceramic from many different British artists. One artist i thought especially stood out for me. I'm a ceramist myself and work in porcelain, and i just loved the look of Valeria Nascimento's ceramics on display there. The way the porcelain was so thin and shaped into the delicate cones, then put together to create the bigger forms were so appealing. I really find so many qualities in her work that i can relate to in my own work.
Here are some images i took of her work and i included a link to view her website.   http://valerianascimento.com/