In Conversation with Kim Norton

In Conversation with Kim Norton

Can you start by introducing yourself and sharing an overview of your artistic practice?  My name is Kim Norton I’m an artist and gardener and I live in south east London. I’d describe my practice as multi-disciplinary where craft practices and clay unpins what I do....
In Conversation with Grant Aston

In Conversation with Grant Aston

Can you start by introducing yourself and sharing an overview of your artistic practice?  Hi I’m Grant Aston, I am a sculptor, clay and wood are my primary materials. I am drawn to structures both man made and organic, bone structure, cell division and industrial...
In Conversation with Hilary Bird Mayo

In Conversation with Hilary Bird Mayo

Can you start by introducing yourself and sharing an overview of your artistic practice?  I’m Hilary Bird Mayo, a London based artist making sculptural ceramics. Previoulsy known for making hand built, stoneware vessels, using the clay as canvas under the name Hilary...
In Conversation with Jane Cairns

In Conversation with Jane Cairns

Can you start by introducing yourself and sharing an overview of your artistic practice? I’m Jane Cairns and I make hand built, mainly slab built, sculptural ceramics and wall pieces.  My work responds to ordinary and overlooked things I notice around in the urban...
In Conversation with Ella Porter

In Conversation with Ella Porter

Can you start by introducing yourself and sharing an overview of your artistic practice?  My name is Ella Porter and I am an artist working predominantly with clay/ceramic but I also work with beading, intaglio printing techniques and drawing.   What led you to...
In Conversation with Haptic/tacit

In Conversation with Haptic/tacit

Can you tell us about the origins of haptic/tacit and how the collective came together? We met during the Crafts Council Hothouse programme in 2012-13. The ceramicists on the programme jointly applied for and got a research residency at the British Ceramics Biennial...