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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