Artist Statement:
My ceramic work explores the inner landscapes of the mind, with a focus on the psychological and emotional worlds of women. Drawing on themes from psychology, alchemy, mysticism, and the divine feminine, I reflect on transformation, healing, and resilience. Through form and texture, I seek to express how women transmute pain into strength, creating space for insight, growth, and renewal.
I create art that is not just functional or decorative but deeply energetic, allowing women to reconnect with their inner worlds and reclaim their creative essence.
Studio Description: I am the owner of a small home-based studio equipped with all the tools of the trade including a kiln and pottery wheel.
What type of clay do you use?
Recently, I am mainly working in white and buff stoneware clay.
What temperature do you fire to?
Around Cone 6 – 1260C. This is the standard stoneware firing temperature.
What is your primary forming method?
I work with hand building and sculpting, as well as wheel throwing methods.
What is your favourite surface treatment?
Glazing & sgrafitto.
Do you make any of your own tools?
Yes, and I often use found objects as unique tools.
What one word would you use to describe your work?
Transformative.
What is your favourite thing about your studio?
The natural light coming through the studio windows.
What is the one thing in your studio you can’t live without?
The kiln, for sure.
What are your top three studio wishes?
To have a bigger space, to be able to teach and give classes, to acquire a new pottery wheel.
What’s on your current reading list?
I read a lot of fantasy and romance books, along with a mix of books about Yoga, ceramics and topics on mysticism.
Latest Reads:
- One Dark Window
- Throne of Glass Series
- Light on Yoga
- Women Who Run with the Wolves
How do you save money on materials and supplies?
When ordering online, I try to order enough to get free delivery. I drive to collect clay from suppliers as delivery costs on this is high. I try to reuse any scrap materials I have available at home to save on costs.
How do you recharge creatively?
I enjoy spending time in nature, looking at other artists’ work online and at galleries, get a quick coffee at a café, relax with movies and gaming, get active and do some yoga.
Do you have any DIY tips for studio efficiency?
Plan your day to work on a specific task for the majority of the day, whether it is sculpting, glaze painting or refining and attaching handles. This will save time on setting up and packing away when you’re done.
What challenges have you given yourself to overcome?
To plan my weeks better – not expecting myself to get everything on my to-do list done in a day or two. To lessen procrastination 😉 Focussing on one task at a time to avoid the feeling of overwhelm.
What did your first piece look like?
It was a small, lime green glazed pinch pot.
What ceramic superpower would you have and why?
To be able to make unique glaze colours from thin air. I am a sucker for vibrant glaze colours and always excited on kiln reveal day.
What area of skill do you most look to other artists to learn?
I have been on a long mission to refine my sculpting skills in human anatomy and features – especially portrait and bust sculpting.
Who is your ceramic art mentor and why?
I haven’t really had a formal mentor except for the workshop classes I took at the start of my growing interest in ceramics at Bev Wild Ceramics.
What is on your studio playlist?
Many would say my musical taste is very varied (understatement). Mumford and Sons, Khruangbin, Aurora, Lana del Rey, Milky Chance, Hermanos Gutierrez to name a few, along with Jazz, Lofi and Classical music.
Why do you create art?
It’s an outlet to express and share the way I experience life, and for viewers to find familiarity and comfort within it. I create art to help others find healing and relation to our human experience as well as to comment on the state of our mental health in modern-day society.
Who is your favourite artist and what do you admire about that artist?
Having only one favourite artist is an impossible task. A few artists I find highly inspiring are: Karlien Van Rooyen, Andile Dyalvane, Yayoi Kusama, Perro y Arena. I also often find artists in other industries to be very inspiring such as movie directors, animators, musicians, illustrators and 3D designers.
What is your best studio tip?
Set yourself apart through experimenting with unique and unusual combinations of mediums. Don’t limit yourself ‘just’ to clay.