JUDE JELFS
18.April - 06.May 2025

Vol.07 of TOGA AOYAMA’s exhibition project “TOGA TRIANGLE” will focus on British artist JUDE JELFS. As a long-time fan of her work, designer Furuta began showcasing Jude’s pieces in Japan for the first time with the opening of the Aoyama store in March last year. Her innovative pieces which reflects her background in fine art, celebrates the human body, particularly the female form, and offers a sense of novelty and surprise, captivating many people.

We will be exhibiting and selling a new selection of ceramics curated especially for TOGA AOYAMA, along with sketches, patterns, and sculptures that offer a glimpse into her creative process.

“I studied Fine Art and became a potter when I married one... Over time, my pots have become less obviously functional, referencing my art background more than traditional pottery. My work celebrates the human body – mostly, but not exclusively, the female body, and the current pots are flat, almost 2-dimensional vessels that are essentially drawings in space, in earthenware and porcelain. They also play with ideas of anthropomorphism in pottery forms. Each piece starts with a drawing from life, and most are made in small series. Others are one-offs. I also work in bronze.”
Jude Jelfs

COLLAGE LAYOUT

PLATES INSTALLATION

“This is where it all starts”

BRONZE SCULPTURE

JUDE JELFS

After studying fine arts at art school, she became a potter following her marriage in 1972. Over time, her pots have become less obviously functional, referencing her art background more than traditional pottery. Her work celebrates the human body – mostly, but not exclusively, the female body, and the current pots are flat, almost 2-dimensional vessels that are essentially drawings in space, in earthenware and porcelain. They also play with ideas of anthropomorphism in pottery forms.

https://www.judejelfs.com/

Jude Jelfs by Ben Boswell