My Story

As a child of a Steiner school, I have been making things my whole life. I completed my BA(Hons) in Ceramic Design at Central Saint Martins in London, and went on to further my knowledge of clay by working as an assistant to several potters. After graduation, I worked for MUD Australia where I learnt a lot about their process. Perhaps the most significant takeaway was that I wanted to move away from slip casting as a process, and finally learn how to throw on the potters wheel. From there I worked as an assistant at La Meridiana Ceramics in Italy, which exposed me to many amazing teachers who used a variety of methods in their processes. I completed my first wood firing, as well as getting extensive dedicated wheel time. I went on to apply for apprenticeships both at the Leach Pottery and with master potters Nic Collins and Sabine Nemet. I apprenticed with Nic and Sabine whilst working and teaching at Studio45 in Devon, UK. Both of these experiences worked in harmony as I was learning the essential skills of being a full time wood firing potter, as well as gaining valuable skills in teaching workshops and running a studio. A few years on and I am very grateful for these experiences as they’ve given me an appreciation of what it means to live a life with clay.

My pots are made on the wheel and are altered with the addition of slab constructed details. This approach presents an opportunity to manipulate the thrown elements, creating pieces with individuality. They reflect the beauty and awkward imperfections of being human. I rely on form and colour to create a sense of whimsical nostalgia, lending these objects a timelessness that reflects their enriching role in our lives.

The pots are fired in a reduced atmosphere and most have additions of stone and iron added to the clay, creating varied surfaces. The addition of other materials such as kanthal wire and turned wooden handles, represents a duality of traditional and contemporary ideas.

Below is my CV, and a bit of info about myself.

Ceramic Work Experience

2020-2022- Current Pottery teacher at the Northern Rivers Pottery Supplies centre, AUS

-Teacher at Byron School of Clay

-Guest Teacher at Stone Studio, Kingscliff NSW

2017-2020  Researcher, Studio Technician, Teacher and Education IT Co-ordinator at Studio45, UK 

2019-  Assistant to Olivia Walker, UK

2018-2019  Apprenticeship to master wood firing potters Nic Collins and Sabine Nemet, UK

2017-  Assistant to Karin Putsch Grassi, Italy 

2017- Studio Assistant at La Meridiana International Ceramics Centre,  Italy

2016- Mud Australia : Pourer, Australia

Residencies

2022-Resident at NorthCote Pottery Supplies, Melbourne, AU

2019- Resident at Canberra Potters Association, Canberra, AU

2018 - Young Woodfirers Residency at Guldagergaard, Denmark

Education

2016- BA (Hons) Ceramic Design, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, UK