Inspired by the absurd and playful moments in life, as well as the unsettling and insightful ones, I make surprising and enticing objects that seek to add interest to the less significant aspects of living.
I draw particular inspiration from found objects and second-hand stuff; charity shops and skips are endless sources of delight. I am forever looking to revamp and recycle or redesign with a twist. Yet, I also find intrigue in human relations, sentiments and identity; examining the various trials and tribulations we face, however tiny or large. Therefore, what I make ranges from sculpture through to conceptual design and is sometimes thought provoking and other times humorous.
Working mainly in ceramics, I embrace this material’s familiarity and fundamental place in peoples’ lives. It is involved in many daily rituals and we are all acquainted with it’s many sensations and sounds; be it a warm mug against lips, a heavy flowerpot or clunking dishes in the washing up bowl. I would like my work to find its place in amongst these rituals in the eclectic and hectic lives of people.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2008 Bath Spa University, Bath
BA (Hons) 3D Design: Ceramics (First class)
2004 Camberwell College of Art and Design, London,
BTEC Diploma in Art and Design: Craft Design (Distinction)
Group Exhibitions
2011 We Live in Public, The Officer’s Club, Bath
2011 Beyond The Plinth, Walcot Chapel, Bath
2009 Everybody, Cole and Co. Gallery, Cardiff
2009 Concept Products @ Innovation Nation, Ideal Home Show, London
2009 Network Project, Grimmerhus, Middelfart, Denmark
2008 Network 2008, Skælskør, Denmark
2008 Art in Clay, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire
2008 New Designers, Islington Business Centre, London
2008 All Fired Up… Centrespace Gallery, Bristol
2008 Bath Spa Degree Show, Holburne Museum, Bath
Residencies
2008 Guldagergaard, International Ceramic Research Centre, Denmark
Collections
Bath Spa University, Bath, UK
Guldagergaard, International Ceramic Research Centre, Denmark