About me
My work is a celebration of global art . Terracotta was the first clay used to create functional objects for drinking and storing wine and water, sculptures of people were modelled from clay to commemorate events and express creativity. I use terracotta for its references to global ceramic practice and its historical significance. Working with red clay connects me with Eastern and Western potters who have explored its uses over many centuries. The ceramics I produce from my studio in Birmingham are highly decorative and hand painted.
Having trained as a designer maker at Staffordshire University in 2013 my work centres around tableware and functional objects of beauty. I am always drawn back to making plates and pieces that are nostalgic and reference the traditional skills of global ceramic designers. Floral designs feature in my work as nature is an experience that we all share and recognise for its beauty and survival.
Commissions are welcome .
Education
Staffordshire University, June 2014
BA (hons) 3D Design: Crafts
Birmingham Institute of Art & Design
Sept 2009 - June. 2010.
Textile Design
Birmingham University, 1996.
BA (hons) English
Exhibitions
2019
Sutton Coldfield Arts Trail, Birmingham
MAC Christmas Market, Birmingham
2018
Top Drawer -London , Olympia
Earth and Fire International Ceramics Fair, Welbeck.
MADE – Marylebone , London October 2018
LUSTRE – Nottingham November 2018.
2017
Harrogate – British Craft Trade Fair
Earth and Fire International Ceramics Fair, Welbeck.
Lustre, Notts .
Guldhall Gallery, Stafford.
2016
The Contemporary Craft Fair, Devon
MADE Bloomsbury, London
The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Mancs
Derby Museum and Art Gallery, ‘Interventions’ collection.
Middleport Pottery ,Stoke On Trent, ‘makers @middleport ‘.
2015
Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair
La Terrahlia , St Quentin la Potterie, France
Earth and Fire, Nottingham
The Contemporary Craft Fair, Bovey Tracey
SOCK, Loughborough
Middleport Pottery Christmas Show , Stoke-On-Trent
Melborne Arts Trail, Derbyshire.
The Art Market, Holmfirth.
2014
Staffordshire Graduates Show, The Potteries Museum
Graduate Degree Show, Staffordshire University
New Designers , London
Midland Potters Association, Barewall Gallery , Stoke.