Artist Statement

 

I create ceramic works that explore our relationship with nature and the wider universe, alongside the parallels with our internal experiences. ​​

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Expanses of sky and water are reoccurring elements in my work, and I'm fascinated by how we're affected, and reassured by, natures rhythms and continuity.

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​My process draws upon years of working and experimenting with agateware and nerikomi techniques and, over time, my way of working has evolved into a process that allows me to layer, cut and form the clay to explore fluidity and movement within the solid ceramic form. 

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Layers of coloured clay are stacked, cut and reconfigured, intuitively and often multiple times, creating patterns that are fully integrated into the piece.

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Working with clay in this experimental way, my practice plays on the duality of being both present, grounded in a moment, and in continuous flow. A reminder that we are part of something bigger, something always changing and expanding.

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Bio

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I studied Fine Art Painting at Winchester School of Art, followed by History of Art and Architecture once I moved to Oxford. I then spent over ten years curating and promoting the work of artists and designer makers, both independently and at Arts at The Old Fire Station in Oxford. 

 

I now live and work in East Oxford and I'm an Associate Artist at Magdalen Road Studios.