Juliet Jancso

I came across the porcelain sculpture work of Juliet Jancso a few weeks ago at the Mad & Noisy Gallery in Creemore, Ontario.  Her show was called "Embarkation" and featured white porcelain sculptures based on ships and boats found in 12th and 13th century manuscripts.

From Jancso's website:
My exploration of medieval illuminated manuscripts continues, with much delight. The images I find there have been the inspiration for a series of sculptures - the most recent being a flotilla of ships. I have created them in porcelain, a material I chose for its bright whiteness which I have then highlighted with gold leaf."

Intrigued by her work, I contacted the artist.  She explained her work a bit further, notably her stylistic choices: 

I like the understatement of small highlights of gold leaf. The preciousness of real gold leaf, and the fact that gold was very frequently used in the manuscripts add to my appreciation of it.  

I was lead to the manuscripts when seeking out examples of proportions that differ from the norm.   I got hooked by those images and as I studied them closely I became fascinated by their history

Bede’s Life and Miracles of
St. Cuthbert, Durham
c. 1200

The Golf Book, Bruges
c. 1520-30

Luttrell Psalter, East Anglia, c.1330-40
Lower margin of page

Juliet Jancso's Website