Block

The collection of work I have been assembling over the past three years marks a new beginning in my career as a ceramicist. 

My work is predominantly sculptural and inspired by the industrial landscape of England, a landscape that has provided the economic stability of my family for generations. 

The forms are derived from engineering drawings and echo memories of industrial structures. The black stoneware clay that is used throughout all my work adds to this feeling of the manmade industrial object. Colours and textures are applied to the surface to replicate decay and decline of the manmade in nature as well as reflecting on childhood memories of industrial sites. 

While industrial manmade forms are the inspiration point for my work, every piece I create is made with individual aesthetic care, I want to create works that are balanced and intriguing, objects that do not require an explanation or require the viewer to fully understand the backstory in order to take pleasure in looking at my work. 

Specializing in ceramics at University of Sunderland I graduated with BA in 2007 and MA in 2008, from then I have exhibited locally and nationally and worked in various creative industry settings, notably as an Art and Design Lecturer after gaining teaching qualifications in 2011. At present, developing my artwork and career as a ceramicist is my main focus.
 

As with all of my work, the influence for 'Block' comes equally from industrial drawings. Colours are deliberately selected to represent the decay of manmade objects in the landscape. The contrast between an often brutal form that is softened and weathered by nature.

Black Stoneware

h 16cm