Bunty was educated in Trinidad. She learned the art of pottery making from Holly Guyadeen at the University of the West Indies, Extra Mural Department. From the age of eighteen she has been experimenting with locally found clays and materials which can be used in both glazes and bodies. During this time, experience has been the best teacher.
In 1985 she exhibited her "ajoupas" - sculptures of ethnic architecture - in "Art in Action" - a group show using disposable waste to make home furnishings, as the theme.
Bunty's explorations in art media have taken her through photography, water colour painting, pastels and glass. She has attended workshops in the U.K. and France and travelled extensively looking at the pottery of other cultures. From 1986 to the present, she has given art classes every year in the art of pottery making. In 1987 she launched a small pottery business "Ajoupa Pottery" with Husband Rory. Since 1985 she has participated in several group exhibitions.
Recent work has been in mosaic in which she has developed her own technique for cutting her own unique designs. This work resulted in a commission of fifteen panels which are displayed in the Hilton Hotel Tobago, Plantation Room.
Newest work involves the addition of bagasse (sugar cane waste) to local clay for the making of larger sculptural works.
Mosaic -
Tobago Hilton Hotel
Plantation Room
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Mosaic - Tobago Hilton Hotel
Plantation Room
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Shaman 2005-
16 inches - black grogged sculptor's clay , coloured with clay stains- electric firing
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Musician 2005 -
12 inches- black grogged sculptor's clay |
