about me.
I am a ceramist from Mid-Wales who has developed a contemporary twist on traditional practice. My work investigates the human form and its conceptual expressions as a central theme, exploring the grotesque, identity, body and sex positivity. The direction of my creative practice concerns combining slip-cast forms with bright colours, provoking the audience with feelings of curiosity and discomfort.
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Research plays a significant role in the subject matter and the development of my work, with two of my biggest inspiration being Renate Bertlmann and Michaela Stark. Bertlmann inspired my artwork to be loud and confrontational, while Stark encouraged me to reconsider the manipulation of form. My current work, Enemy or a Friend?, is a celebration of identity. These pieces of work symbolise the unfiltered and unmodified versions of our selves, with curves, folds, and imperfections.
CV
Selected Exhibitions
2024 Swansea Open, Glyn Vivian, Swansea
2024 Open 2024, Queen Street Gallery, Neath
2023 Gyda’n Gilydd Eto/ Together Again, Mission Gallery, Swansea
2023 Portal 2023, Llantarnam Grage, Cwmbran
2023 The Maker, Mission Gallery, Swansea
2023 New Designers, Business Design Centre, London
2022 Odyn, Final Degree Show ’23, UWTSD, Swansea
2021 Heirloom of the Future, Mission Gallery, Swansea
Awards
2023 Spotted, ND Selects, New Designers
2023 Highly Commended, Mission Gallery Craft Prize
Experience
Ceramic Teacher for a 10-Week Workshop; Introduction to Ceramics Practice, February 2024 – Present
UWTSD, Swansea
Cover for Ceramic Technician, December 2023
UWTSD, Swansea
Outreach Artist, April 2023 – Present
UWTSD, Swansea
Ceramic Volunteer for a 10-Week Workshop; Introduction to Ceramics Practice, March – May 2023
UWTSD, Swansea
Education
2020 – 2023 3D Design Crafts BA (First), UWTSD, Swansea
2019 – 2020 Art and Design Foundation (Merit), Coleg Ceredigion, Aberystwyth