About
I grew up in Norwich, in the East of England and was finally able to study my lifelong passion for ceramics after motherhood.
Juggling clay and babies was a busy time, but resulted in a B.A. in Ceramic Design (1st) from Anglia Ruskin, Cambridge.
After graduation in 1999 I established my studio at Cossey's Yard, next to the beautiful Salhouse Broad in rural Norfolk.
The peace and solitude of the nearby waterways are a continual joy.
After initially working in stoneware I moved to woodfiring after a six week artists residency in Tokoname, Japan. This led to a decade of hard physical work, learning new ways of working with clay and trusting my pots to the power of the flame.
After experimentation, a lot of technical knowhow and a great deal of fun I returned to working with stoneware, but now using a sculptural black clay allowing me to re focus on my first love of pattern and texture.
CV
Education
1996-1999 Design Craft (Ceramics) B.A Hons.1st. Anglia Ruskin Cambridge U.K
1999 Hamada Tomo workshop Mashiko Japan
2003 Cert. of Higher Education UEA Norwich U.K.
Awards
1999 Outstanding Academic Achievement. Essex Radio Group
2000 Setting Out Craft Potters Assoc. G.B
2004 Craft Connections Bursary Creative Arts East
2006 Creative Partnerships Bursary Castle Museum Norwich
2009 IWCAT Residency Tokoname Japan
2017 Work selected for use The Lady Chapel Norwich Cathedral
Teaching
1999 - 2007 Ceramic Design Lecturer Anglia Ruskin/Lowestoft U.K
2000 - 2018 Ceramic/Pottery tutor Norfolk County Council
2018 - Ceramic/Pottery tutor Cossey's Yard
Selected Exhibitions
Solo
2010 P.S. Gallery CoCoLo Tokoname Japan
2016 Elemental Yallop’s Gallery Norwich U.K
2026 Kozo Mandell's Gallery Norwich U.K.
Joint
2021 Abstract Japan Mandell’s Gallery Norwich
(with Brigitte Hague)
2023 Southwood& Sagisawa Mandell's Gallery Norwich
(with Mieko Sagisaka)
2024 Ichi go Ichi e Mandell's Gallery Norwich
(with Mieko Sagisaka)
Group
1999-2010 Degree Show Congress Centre London
Setting Out CPA Gallery London
EWAAC Mall Gallery London
British Designers Gallery Kiku Osaka
SoArt Light Gallery London
Sacred Heart Sacred Heart Gallery Tokyo
Ceramics in the City Geffrye Museum London
Potters Without Borders Sacred Heart Gallery Tokyo
East Meets East Forum/SiSJAC Norwich
Ceramic Festival Tokoname Japan
IWCAT INAX Museum Tokoname Japan
Norfolk Contemporary CS. Norwich Cathedral
2011 -2023 NCCS Wolterton Hall Norfolk
AiC Hatfield House Herts.
Head Hand & Heart Forum Norwich
Hamada Noborigama 1st. Firing Mashiko Japan
Inspired Norwich Cathedral
NCCS Mannington Hall Norfolk
Spring Exhibition Harlequin Gallery London
Summer Show Bircham Gallery Holt Norfolk
Caroline Fisher Prize Selection Holt Norfolk
Christmas exhibition Blackwell Windemere
Spring Show Mandell’s Gallery Norwich
NCCS Norwich Cathedral
Spring Show Mandell’s Gallery Norwich