Dungeness at Dawn
This week we took a trip to one of my favourite places to visit – Dungeness. We got there in time to watch the sun rise.
beach
Pursuit of Intrigue
‘Pursuit of Intrigue’ is the title of a new short film made about my work. The film offers a sensitive portrait of my current work; focusing in on my ceramic and mixed media objects; dipping into my thought processes, taking a peek at how I work with clay and incorporate found materials. The film can be viewed online
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Fence posts and bottle tops
I’m endlessly inspired by the sea and my visits to the beach, even if I don’t actually fancy a swim right now! But recently I’ve been enjoying the local hills and woods, whilst the trees are damp and the skies are gloomy. On some walks through the Sussex downs I’ve been finding a lot of joy
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Buoys and Vessels
I’ve been developing an idea based on buoys (the kind that are often used by boats, or on fishing nets) and particularly the broken and tangled versions I sometimes found washed up on the beach. I wanted to make something that took elements of the buoy and the open shape of a vessel. I also wanted to
Wilderness
I have a special liking for slightly deserted landscapes with that abandoned dilapidated look going on. Dungeness on the Kent coast has to be my favourite place to experience this kind of atmosphere. It’s a massive coastal ‘desert’ where fishing boats lie stranded on the vast stretch of shingle, slowly rusting and weathering away. There
Mudlarking
Last week I went on a very exciting trip to London to go ‘Mudlarking’ on the banks of the River Thames. Beach combing, to seek out unusual ‘found objects’, is one of my favourite activities, but I’d never had the opportunity, or courage, to go foraging for finds in London before. My friend and fellow potter
Pebble Beach
I take a lot of inspiration from the beach. Sometimes it’s oblique; things catch my eye and then filter through in unexpected ways. Sometimes it’s as direct as the things I find on the beach becoming part of a mixed-media work. The beaches I take inspiration from aren’t the idilic ones with golden sand, they’re
Seashore inspiration
I’ve been taking some photographs down at the seaside; finding some inspiration amongst the pebbles. There’s a real rugged beauty there, in the concrete, twisted metal and seaweed coated structures. The Lost and abandoned things that find their way to the seashore have been a strong influence in my recent work. So I’m getting stuck
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