Sadly, UCA has decided to terminate all the Artists in Residence recidencies due to the pandemic and keeping with the social distancing. This is very sad as I was just beginning to develop a new body of work and have had to take unfinished and unfired work home to finish at the shared studio at Weybridge Pottery. However, my work tends to be rather large and I cherished the large kilns available at UCA. It is a shame that we were not even able to finish off our work, as for some artists in residence it was their only means to get to a specialised workshop, such as glass blowing furness.
I have enjoyed the short time, meeting amazingly creative students, technicians and tutors. Hopefully, some longlasting creative connections have been established. The positive teaching sessions with BA students and tutorials with MA students have highlighted my love of teaching. I have loved the wonderful facilities working in the ceramics department and hope that I will be able to still access the library for reserach.
Below are two of my larger pieces I had to take away from UCA before they were glaze fired. Luckily I am able to fire them at Major Lester’s Pottery in Weybridge where I am fortunate to be able to develop my creativitiy. I believe they are currently been fired up to 1260˚C and with all luck they will be out by tomorrow evening.
The top one has been altered with dipped plastic baubles lights and the other with a spiky ball. Both are ways I try to express grief through being damaged.
