Ceramics Maths and Clay Exhibitions

I love making with clay and and I am interested in shapes that tell stories.

I teach maths with clay to help learners, and make ceramic sculptures that combine simple forms with glazed surfaces to show hidden forms and develop narratives in clay.

I am interested in the shapes we do not see – topologies from mathematics, spaces in the soil, and hidden stories. My current sculptures are called Cornerstones after the foundation stones used in Roman buildings and arches. The cube is connected to a surface inspired by the microscopic image of a clay cell, showing a contrast between the smooth cube and the rough cell, and a connection between science and history.

Group Exhibitions and Shows

Westminster Adult Education Center ‘Relaux’ 2019

Morley College Barry Till Gallery ‘Sketches’ 2021

Bridges Maths and Art Exhibition, Aalto University 2021

Morley Gallery ‘Memories for Margaret’ 2021

York Art Gallery ‘Dupin Cyclide’ 2022

Morley College Foyer ‘Games People Play’ 2022

Morley Gallery ‘Cornerstones’ 2023

New Designers, Islington, 2023

House of Pots, Cheyne Walk, London 2023

Potfest, Glynde Place, 2024

Ferrini Art Gallery, Lowestoft 2024

The Old Diorama Arts Center, London, 2025

Prizes and Awards

Aesthetica Art Prize  Longlisted for ‘Dupin Cyclide’

Published in ‘Future Now, 125 Contemporary Artists’ 2023 (See: https://aestheticamagazine.com/artists-profiles-2023/)

Royal College of Art, Marit Rausing Scholar in Ceramics and Glass 2025-6

Work in Permanent Public Exhibitions

Aalto University Maths and Art Exhibition

Education

HND Ceramics Morley College (2023)

MA Ceramics and Glass, RCA (2026)

PhD Statistics London University (1996)


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