Growing up as the daughter of an organic dairy farmer and a painter, it’s no surprise that Molly Hatch became a potter (of plates). With her imaginative and whimsical style, her signature look is comprised of contemporary ceramics inspired by history.
In particular, we love Hatch’s “Paragon” collection. This unique piece is a plate painting using Own Jone’s Chinese ornamental patterns found in archives. Interestingly, Hatch explores the relationship between historic and contemporary by deconstructing traditional, ancient patterns.
63 19th century floral porcelain plates are hand-painted with glaze, under-glazed and refinished with an 11K gold luster, making the plates… the canvas. This specific impressive wall installation was fantastic as installed this January at FOG San Francisco.
“Paragon” is a bold installation and makes the most of Hatch’s strong forms and abstract lines.
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In this wall installation, Molly Hatch explores the between relationship between the historic and the contemporary through the deconstruction of tableware from the High Museum English Porcelain collection. Once again, 63 9 x 7 plates are arranged to form the unique Caughley Landscape piece.
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Here, the Physic Garden installation is being put up. Hatch’s largest plate painting installation to date, it measures 22 feet high x 17 feet wide and is comprised of 475 plates. Commissioned by the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, it is now a permanent exhibition in their lobby. The colorful plates are realistic flora and fauna in the “Hans Sloane” style of the early 1750s.
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Molly Hatch in front of her “Paragon” installation at this year’s FOG Fair.
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