What is your craft?
I love to play and doodle and create
whimsical hand built, thrown, and figurative items in Stoneware. My
inspirations are generally drawn from the natural world around us, plants,
trees, the seaside, vintage fabrics and antiques.
I delight in rummaging through junk
shops and discovering old bric-a-brac objects that I can use in my work,
crochet lace table mats, doylies, brocades, and wooden printing blocks.
Some of the objects I make are
functional, some are purely decorative. To build up colour on my work, I use a
variety of oxides and slips, with Sgraffito, stamps and sprigs for texture and
decoration. I see my work as a three- dimensional scrap book that is constantly
evolving.
How did you get in to making?
I have always drawn, painted and made
crafts, and from an early age I knew I was drawn to a career in the Arts. After
Secondary School, I went to Art College and studied an Art Foundation Year.
After specializing in Fashion, I went on to study a Fashion/Textile Degree at
Nottingham Trent University, After graduating, I worked as a Menswear Designer
for many of the High Street Stores.
In 2003 I was reintroduced to Ceramics
again by chance, when I did an intensive Ceramic Summer School at Edinburgh
College Of Art. I spent two wonderful weeks making and experimenting with
colour and surface pattern, and since then I have been well and truly hooked on
clay.
Where do you draw your inspiration from?
I
have been fortunate enough to have participated in numerous weekend workshops
and evening classes, and In 2009 went to Newcastle Art College and studied a
part- time Foundation Degree in Contemporary Ceramics.
I have met many talented and generous people
who have passed on their skills and knowledge at various stages along the way,
and remain influential in my practice.
What is your favourite music and food?
I like a wide range of music, ranging
from Mumford and Sons to Frank Sinatra, however at the moment I have been
listening rather a lot to Texas “The Conversation”.
My favorite food is Peanuts Butter and
Banana on Toast.
When you are not making - what do you like to do?
I like to run, cycle and spend many
happy hours beachcombing for sand washed items.
I also work part-time as an Endoscopy Nurse
at MacMurray Digestive Clinic in Remuera.
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