 y interest in the Arts and Design led me ten years ago to begin producing my own work. For me clay is an all consuming passion through which I feel most able to express myself.
I make mainly one-off, hand built ceramic pieces which are sculptural rather than functional. Forms and textures, inspired by the landscape, are realised by pushing the plastic quality of clay to extremes, whilst colour from various oxides and carbonates provides endless possibilities for artistic expression.
I am currently working on a new series of sculptural forms inspired by geological formations, ancient standing stones, and the spiral.
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| Education & Training |
1997-2000
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University of Derby
BA(Hons) Applied Arts - First Class
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| Recent Exhibitions |
2001
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Bath Fringe Art Fair
Potfest, Perth, Scotland
East Staffordshire Borough Council Touring Exhibitions Programme
"Beyond Function" The Millennium Galleries, Sheffield
South Hill Park Craft Fair, Bracknell, Berkshire
Art Ireland, Dublin Ireland
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2000
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Contemporary Art Auction, Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Autumn Showcase, Peak District Products, Derbyshire
Contemporary Craft MakerŐs Market Djanogly Gallery, Nottingham
Craft Potters Association Autumn fair, Oxford
Festival of Crafts, Farnham Maltings
Buxton Museum and Art Gallery
Potfest, Penrith, Cumbria
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