I am a visual artist based in Nottinghamshire, UK merrily creating whimsical worlds full of happy characters with mud, colour and nature. My ceramics and textiles work explores personal stories, snippets of nature and has a strong sense of pattern. Here's a little flavour of what I create.

The whimsical world of Curious Clare

Clare Taylor a visual artist based in Nottinghamshire merrily creating quirky worlds full of happy characters with mud, colour and nature. My ceramics and textiles work explores personal stories, snippets of nature and has a strong sense of pattern (ranging from mark making through to lettering).

One day - ceramic wall piece

Ceramic wall piece made from earthenware, copper ink, slips, oxides, glazes & decals (own screen printed lettering) with tape measure fragment.

Uppercase - All About You

'Nostalgia' series featured in 'All About You', Uppercase Magazine's weekend newsletter.
Earthenware, copper ink, slips, oxides, glazes & own screen printed decals.

Black and White No.2 - ceramic sculpture

Ceramic sculpture created in Japan 日本 as part of my residency in Tokoname for INAX. Ceramic sculpture made with black clay and decorated with engobe, oxide, underglazes, glaze and hand printed transfers.

Family Ties - ceramic wall piece

Porcelain tiles and hand dyed roughly smocked textiles.

Tsukiyama - ceramic sculpture

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.

Tea Tales - porcelain cups

Ceramics or paper? Fragile, paper thin porcelain cups glazed and decorated with hand screen printed decals.

Mills, Machines and Memories - Textiles Installation for Mansfield Museum

Clare Taylor was lead artist for Mansfield Museum’s National Lottery Heritage Fund project.
“Mills, Machines and Memories” celebrates the legacy of Mansfield’s textile industries. It takes the form of a permanent installation of hosiery created by Clare Taylor of Bus and Bird Arts and an accompanying film by John Slemensek of Bokehgo . The town’s textile heritage is represented by various items of hosiery, in the form of socks, tights and girdles of various shapes and sizes. Each item has the names, images and history of local mills and mill workers stitched, knitted and printed on to them alongside a stitched and printed record of conversations with workers from Mansfield’s textile factories. The imagery on the hosiery and the installation itself promotes conversation from visitors of all ages and acts as a collective memory of this treasured local industry.

Home Cooked Heritage - Installation for Inspire: Culture, Learning and Libraries

Visual artist Clare Taylor, storyteller Nicky Rafferty delved into Nottinghamshire Archives with the help of archeologist James Wright. Inspired and armed with unearthed artefacts, they worked with pupils from Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy and Greenwood Primary School and members of the public through library workshops, to produce a new collection of work.

Envelope book - paper, collage and stitch

Clare has a long held interest in creating art books. This book celebrate two decades worth of letters from my grandad.

Manchester Bee - ceramic tile

Earthenware ceramic tile with printed & imprinted surfaces, decorated with slips, oxides, glazes and decals.

Pink Robin - ceramic tile

I first came across this friendly little robin in late August 2011 in one of the hottest parts of the Rainforest Biome at Eden Project.
Ceramic tile with raised relief illustration decorated with oxides, glazes and floral decals.

Covid 19 Update.

I am still shipping ceramics and prints out into the world from my home studio in Nottinghamshire, UK. I have yet to experience shipping delays, although they are still likely to occur. I am very grateful for your continued support.

I am a visual artist based in Nottinghamshire, UK merrily creating whimsical worlds full of happy characters with mud, colour and nature. My ceramics and textiles work explores personal stories, snippets of nature and has a strong sense of pattern. Here's a little flavour of what I create.

Get in touch if you would like more information about my work or to discuss a commission.