BIO
I am a Scottish ceramicist working in Glasgow. I have recently completed a Masters in Ceramics and Glass from the Royal College of Art. Prior to my MA, I studied Illustration at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee, with a particular focus on printmaking. During this period of study I developed a specific visual language that has been applied to my ceramic work, resulting in a graphic, print-style approach to making objects. I work across a range of ceramics techniques such as slip-casting and press-moulding, with a specific interest in colour and surface treatments. My practice is focused on the symbiosis between people and their objects, with a focus on memories and curating our domestic spaces.
Artist Statement
I am a Scottish Ceramicist, currently working and living in Glasgow. I received the Charlotte Fraser Scholarship to attend the Royal College of Art to study for an MA in Ceramics and Glass in 2020. Previously I attended Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art to study Illustration and Printmaking.
My background in illustration has had a significant impact on the ceramic work I make now, in that all my work is designed using paper collage techniques and then finally translated into clay. Colour has a large part to play in my work, and defining a colour palette for each collection is something I take a lot of joy in.
My practice is specifically focused on the symbiosis between people and their objects. The objects we choose to surround ourselves with are a lens: they act as vessels for our memories, influence our thoughts and inform how we learn about the world.
My work explores this by using objects autobiographically: each one visits a specific memory or thought. By arranging these objects, I am portraying myself at various moments in time, collaging the moments that have formed how I experience my environment.
I employ a unique visual language to produce objects that exist between function and ornamentality. These are made using slip-casting, press-moulding and slab-building
processes. I experiment with glaze to achieve finishes representing materials not usually associated with clay.