Artwork for Vicky Rollinson
Moulded course clay bowl
Slab built mug
Coiled vase
Breadpots
Hand built basin
Details
I design and make rustic, contemporary ceramics. Using grogged stoneware clays, including a gritty, toasty coloured wild clay. I employ simple hand building techniques - coiling, slab and moulding - to build my pots, then scrape and refine with simple tools to create texture. Decorative elements are minimal, leaving areas of the surface unglazed enhancing the tactile nature of the form. I'm inspired by rugged black coastal rocks, rockpools, sea and my garden.
My very popular terracotta bread pots are thrown on the wheel.
I have been potting for over 30 years, starting with an evening class, when I fell in love with clay and it's endless possibilities. I love being able to bring my ideas to life through clay and the constant learning and discoveries that pottery presents.
To me, passing on pottery skills through creative sessions is an important part of being an artist.
Vicky Ware Ceramics
My studio in Yarpole is where I design and make all my ceramics, run pottery sessions and have Open Studio days.
I run creative pottery sessions for : Horatio's Garden, Midlands. Connect4Life, Oswestry and Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown.........
I am a self taught potter.
I am a member of the Shropshire Guild of Contemporary Craft and exhibit with them 4 times a year.
My work has been at MOMA in Machynlleth.
I sell my work from my studio, at exhibitions and through Oxenham Art Gallery in Leominster & Hereford. Periodically, I have a shop update on my website.
