Vintage View: Autumn Stamford tea-set

Kya deLongchamps takes a peek at the pottery of Clarice Cliff, produced with naughty glee!

“Having a little fun at my work does not make me any less of an artist, and people who appreciate truly beautiful and original creations in pottery are not frightened by innocent tomfoolery,”— Clarice Cliff, Pasadena Evening Post (1931).

There are few people who peek right out at you from their work with such naughty glee as Clarice Cliff. Like it, loathe it, her early work from the late 1920s through the 30s is still startling with searing colour, bold shaping and a brassy originality.