P O T T E R Y

I trained as a craft designer on WMCP (Wood, Metal, Ceramic & Plastics) at Brighton University, graduating in 1997 specialising in ceramics under John Colbeck and Alma Boyes. After seven years of making and teaching, I stopped and packed up my studio in the hope that I would one day return to making. When I joined a local pottery club in 2022, I was instantly hooked and reconnected to this lost love. The rest is in the making.

I work in terracotta fired to 1040C decorating with slips in cream, white, coral pink, sage, black and yellow to create a soft yet colourful palette, inspired by British slipware and French rural pottery, for their honest forms and playful design.

Last night was the first night where my two favourite worlds came together, Pottery and Yoga ✨hosting an end of year event for local pottery company, who host lots of amazing online courses and rent the equipment. Thanks to @_le_bol_poterie I am maki
A week of making pots and peace, teaching Yoga in French, drinking tea, listening to podcasts and walking dogs, letting life flow in the way it wants to go and it feels pretty good to me…. . . . . #letgoandgrow #energyflowswhereyourfocusgoes #
Once upon a time in India, when I led retreats to this special place 🧡 They say, eventually you no longer need your teacher when you find the teacher within and that’s certainly been my experience lately. I’ve been happily stuck in Fra
Every step of making feels like a picture perfect moment… These test tiles are traditional colours inspired from old French pots, with ochre yellows, yellow iron oxides, copper oxide, black iron oxides and a packet of ‘leaf green’
I remember having a conversation with @ayearinstyle_ about how we show up as artists differently when using different materials. From the calm and quiet melancholy of my photography comes bold and contemporary ceramics. It’s not what I was ex
“I lived in solitude in the country and noticed how the monotony of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind" - Albert Einstein . . . . . #aquietplace #cornersofmyhome #makingcups #atelierpoterie #creativelifestyle #ruralliving #slowlivin