Stephanie Wright MSDC
Ceramics
Slicing the walls of hand-thrown forms has led to a unique way of exploring the design of both sculptural and functional ceramics. This technique, combined with radiant form-enhancing glazes, has allowed me to develop a distinctive body of work conveying human movement, dance, attitudes and emotions in the spirit of the 20th Century Futurists, who aimed to capture movement in 2D paintings. To intensify these sculptural forms I developed a palette of radiant matt glazes containing barium, lithium and copper. These are sprayed on the surface, resulting in dramatically different shades according to the thickness of application, which enhances the form.
Use of these malleable and responsive materials enables me to offer a lively and novel interpretation of human movement and organic growth through space and time.
Background
After many years as a self-taught tableware potter in the States, Norway and England, I at last embarked on an art training at City Lit in London, graduating in 2011 with a Ceramics Diploma certified by London Metropolitan University. This equipped me with new ways of adapting traditional techniques to share my view of the world. I also produce a range of tableware, Dorking Country Crockery, in a rustic style.
Professional qualifications and current professional memberships
Art Foundation Diploma 2009, City Lit
City and Guilds Ceramic Portfolio 2008– City Lit
Full Member of the Society of Designer Craftsmen
Exhibiting Member of Surrey Sculpture Society
Associate Member of Craft Potters Association
BSc in Maths and Psychology, University of Exeter 1976
MSc Mathematical Psychology, University of Stirling 1977
Employment Summary
2012-2018: Surrey Artist Open Studios Assistant, Visual Arts, Surrey County Council
2008 onwards: Self-employed ceramic artist
1980-1995 with breaks: Self-employed tableware potter
1982-1988, 1995-2007 Occupational Psychologist,
Exhibitions
2018
August – Society of Designer Craftsmen Designer Crafts Exhibition at Chelsea Art College, London
March – AppArt, Godalming
February – Innovations in Ceramic Art, Cambridge
2017
January - Topdrawer at Olympia, London
June - Catching the Wave Solo show at Golden Hare Gallery, Ampthill, Bedfordshire
June - Surrey Artists Open Studios
April – AppArt, Prior’s Field, Godalming
2016
November - Innovations in Ceramic Art – Cambridge
August - Society of Designer Craftsmen (SDC) – Mall Galleries, London
July - Northern Group, SDC Guildford House, Guildford
March-June - Baker Tilly Surrey for Guildford Arts
2015
October - Surrey Sculpture Society
July - Art in Action
June - Surrey Artists Open Studios
January - Lewis Elton Gallery, University of Guildford
2014
Designer Crafts at the Mall
Handmade in Britain
Pure Arts Autumn Exhibition, Battle
Surrey Sculpture Society
Sculpt Gallery Autumn Show
Affordable Art Fair
AppArt
Stockists:
The Art Shed, The Medicine Garden, Cobham, KT11 3LU. www.themedicinegarden.com
<... 5 Interiors, West Street, Dorking – Terra Cotta tableware
For further information please visit my website:
www.stephaniewrightceramics.co.uk
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