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Clare is a visual artist based in Nottinghamshire, UK merrily creating whimsical worlds full of happy characters with mud, colour and nature. Her ceramics and textiles work explores personal stories, snippets of nature and has a strong sense of pattern. Here's a little flavour of some of her creations.
Bird Bath
Charlotte likes to recharge after a long day by having a relaxing dip in her outdoor tub. If she's lucky, a little goldfinch will join her.
Earthenware, nichrome wire and decals
Earthenware, nichrome wire and decals
Bird Girl
Joyful sculpture loosely based on the time that a fledgling great tit landed on Clare's daughter's shoulder.
Bright Star
A celebration of all those who love to sing and bring cheer to people's lives.
Sunday Best
Inspired by special family gatherings from Clare's childhood. Little hints of nostalgia can be seen here and there, from a faded recipe and vintage florals through to her signature robin on the pocket.
Concepts in Clay, Northern Potters Exhibition at Harding House Gallery
The Northern Potters Association (South East)
Exhibition 'Concepts in Clay'
Harding House Gallery, Steep Hill, Lincoln, LN2 1LT
Saturday 11th March - Sunday 9th April 2023
A exhibition of all things ceramic by twelve members of The Northern Potters Association. Located in the upstairs display space at Harding House Gallery.
Exhibition 'Concepts in Clay'
Harding House Gallery, Steep Hill, Lincoln, LN2 1LT
Saturday 11th March - Sunday 9th April 2023
A exhibition of all things ceramic by twelve members of The Northern Potters Association. Located in the upstairs display space at Harding House Gallery.
Family Ties
Ceramic wall piece
Porcelain tiles and hand dyed roughly smocked textiles.
Porcelain tiles and hand dyed roughly smocked textiles.
INAX Design Prize for Europeans - Black and White No.2
Ceramic sculpture created in Japan 日本 as part of Clare's residency in Tokoname for INAX in 1997.
Ceramic sculpture made with black clay and decorated with engobe, oxide, underglazes, glaze and hand printed transfers.
Ceramic sculpture made with black clay and decorated with engobe, oxide, underglazes, glaze and hand printed transfers.
INAX Design Prize for Europeans - Genji 源氏
Ceramic sculpture created in Japan 日本 as part of my residency in Tokoname for INAX. Ceramic sculpture decorated with engobe, oxide, underglazes, glaze and hand printed transfers.
Uppercase, Issue 59
Featured in Issue 59 of Uppercase magazine.
Unfathomable calligraphy and joyful, accidental pattern making is my style. Working with Ceramics and Textiles, inevitably there is a cross over of the language of marks from one medium to another. Hand stitched loops on paper are pressed into the beautifully responsive surface of clay. Subtle, stitched and imprinted textures tell the story of my own style of gestures. I use disregarded items, such a pen lids and broken buttons, in the hope that I can breathe new life into them as mark making tools. Curiosity and experimentation are key. What happens if I stitch this and fold that? How will the edge of a broken paper clip look pressed into freshly rolled clay?
Unfathomable calligraphy and joyful, accidental pattern making is my style. Working with Ceramics and Textiles, inevitably there is a cross over of the language of marks from one medium to another. Hand stitched loops on paper are pressed into the beautifully responsive surface of clay. Subtle, stitched and imprinted textures tell the story of my own style of gestures. I use disregarded items, such a pen lids and broken buttons, in the hope that I can breathe new life into them as mark making tools. Curiosity and experimentation are key. What happens if I stitch this and fold that? How will the edge of a broken paper clip look pressed into freshly rolled clay?
Over the Rainbow exhibition at Unit Twelve
Clare took the idea of rainbows in terms of folklore, colours and shapes and reimagined them as joyful mixed media tools for locating rainbows and discovering the elusive pot of gold that is said to be at the bottom of its arc. Distinctive arched shapes and vibrant colours reference the popular notion of rainbows.
Clare’s set of imaginative objects created for ‘Over the Rainbow’ uses forms that are totally abstract yet constructed in such a way as to suggest familiar shapes and colours.
In this wall mounted piece, the left hand device is for blowing bubbles, thus creating instant, mini rainbows. The right hand device is for spotting rainbows.
Earthenware, decals, coated wire, driftwood (Sandsend), polymer clay, felted wool, fishing rope (Withernsea)
Clare’s set of imaginative objects created for ‘Over the Rainbow’ uses forms that are totally abstract yet constructed in such a way as to suggest familiar shapes and colours.
In this wall mounted piece, the left hand device is for blowing bubbles, thus creating instant, mini rainbows. The right hand device is for spotting rainbows.
Earthenware, decals, coated wire, driftwood (Sandsend), polymer clay, felted wool, fishing rope (Withernsea)
Midsummer Ceramics Fair at Dovecot Gallery
The Dovecot Gallery hosts a midsummer ceramics festival. The beautiful gardens and gallery at Dovecot are the perfect setting for this wonderful celebration of pottery and ceramic sculpture.
Uppercase, Issue 54
Featured in Uppercase magazine.
‘Distilling Rainbows’ takes the idea of rainbows in terms of folklore, colours and shapes and reimagines them as joyful mixed media tools for locating rainbows and discovering the elusive pot of gold that is said to be at the bottom of its arc. Distinctive arched shapes and vibrant colours reference the popular notion of rainbows.
My set of imaginative objects created for ‘Distilling Rainbows’ uses forms that are totally abstract yet constructed in such a way as to suggest familiar shapes and colours.
‘Distilling Rainbows’ takes the idea of rainbows in terms of folklore, colours and shapes and reimagines them as joyful mixed media tools for locating rainbows and discovering the elusive pot of gold that is said to be at the bottom of its arc. Distinctive arched shapes and vibrant colours reference the popular notion of rainbows.
My set of imaginative objects created for ‘Distilling Rainbows’ uses forms that are totally abstract yet constructed in such a way as to suggest familiar shapes and colours.
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