I am grateful to Sarah Rothwell, Senior Curator at National Museums Scotland, for writing a paper on my work for The Decorative Arts Society Journal 2021 The paper explores my practice through three works held in the National Museum of Scotland collection and The Tiled Corridor, a work commissioned by Edinburgh & Lothian Health Foundation […]
I am thrilled to share news that I have been awarded a QEST Scholarship to undertake a period of training and research with heritage tile manufactures Craven Dunnill Jackfield. Work will commence on this project in January 2021 – www.qest.org.uk “The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) funds the education of talented and aspiring craftspeople through traditional college courses, apprenticeships or one-to-one training with master […]
Film makers Cro & Kow have recently made a series of films about residents at Abbeymount Studios. It was a pleasure to welcome them into the studio with their cameras to create this short film documenting some of the work I have been making during this unusual year. www.croandkow.com
My work is include in ‘The Potential of Pattern’ at Sunny Bank Mills, 19th September – 15th November 2020 Featuring work by a diverse group of artists and makers all exploring aspects of pattern within their practice – Vanessa Plews, Russell Hughes, Henry Gonnet, Mark Milnes, Dominic Hopkinson, Frances Priest, Charlotte Morrison, Nicola Christoforou, Nicky Cash, Jenny Haynes […]
I am very pleased to be working with Atlas Arts to make available an A4 printer friendly version of the Patterns of Flora Colouring Book, free to download from the Atlas Arts website until the the end of May. We are also delighted to be teaming up with The Kindness Wave to include copies of […]
I will be exhibiting a new collection of work with Cavaliero Finn at Collect 2020 – Somerset House – 27th February to the 1st March 2020. Inspired by the Byzantine pages of The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones, this new group of pieces reflects on the source material depicted in the colourful chromolithographic pages […]
I am very pleased to be included in Artisan Edinburgh by Catherine Aitken. The book features beautiful colour photographs and in depth interviews with 24 artists, designers and makers from across the City of Edinburgh. Published by The History Press and available in all good bookstores, you can also purchase a copy from www.catherineaitken.com
I am pleased to be presenting work in Alter at Fitzrovia Chapel, the latest exhibition from Cavaliero Finn. “Alter will be an examination of the transformative qualities of clay and the belief in the transformative power of material thinking through innovation and experimentation “ Featuring the work of ceramic artists; Matthew Chambers, Ashraf Hanna, Akiko […]
I will be exhibiting a collection of drawings and ceramic samples from Patterns of Flora | Mapping Seven Raasay Habitats in the forthcoming Fife Contemporary exhibition Lines from Scotland. Curated by Amanda Game, the exhibition explores some of the many, varied ways that Scottish artists work/have worked with drawing and physical acts of mark-making as a […]
A presentation of new ceramic new for Objet d’Emotion at PAD London – 30th September to 6th October. Working closely with Objet d”Emotion founder Valery Demure I have developed a new collection of works inspired by Chevron, Stripe and Asanoha motifs. The work is currently available exclusively through Objet d’Emotion. For further details contact concierge@objetdemotion.com […]