Ceramics Technician
I support BA, MA, and PhD students to realise their ideas and develop technical skills in ceramics.
I am a ceramic artist whose practice includes both the functional and conceptual. Over the last two years, I have developed two main lines of functional wares which I sell under the brand of Mareware Ceramics. I construct my work using a combination of wheel throwing, press moulding, and hand-building techniques. The use of colour, texture, and decorative techniques are integral to my designs. My work is interested in the human form and its abstraction into the functional object, through my body of work I enjoy pushing the materials' limits, playing with form, balance, and negative space.
I received a First Class Honours degree in Fine Art from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in 2015. Alongside my personal practice, I have also worked with Edinburgh Art Festival, The Arnolfini and Situations UK in Visual Arts Programming. I moved to the University of Sunderland from the role of Ceramics Technician and Tutor at Bath College.
Teaching and supervision
As a specialised technical member of staff, much of my role involves the teaching of processes through practical workshops and demonstrations. I am also on hand to provide support and guidance to students and staff with taught class time, sharing my skills and expertise as much as possible.
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Casting
- Glazing
- Slip decoration
- Firing methods