When did you start your creative practice and why?
I graduated from Staffordshire University in 2018 and I knew I wanted to continue developing my skills and making pots. In 2019 I was the winner of the Peak District Artisans Young Emerging Artisan Award after moving to Sheffield and setting up my studio there.
How would you describe your artistic style to someone unfamiliar with your work?
My ceramic practice is driven by my expressive painting style, with the abstract marks influenced by shapes and lines within the landscape. Translating the colours and textures onto my pots using slip decoration, mono-printing and bold glazes.
What themes or ideas do you find yourself returning to most often?
I return to the theme of the natural world, drawing inspiration from the landscape and
running water. The marks that are produced become gestural, using the surface of my pots as a vehicle for my drawings.
What tools, materials, or techniques are essential to your practice? Is there a colour
you just couldnot do without?
Working in porcelain clay has now become integral in my work, exploring surface pattern with coloured slips mono-printed and painted onto my pots. The white translucent nature of porcelain provides a ideal canvas for the decoration I apply.
What is your website and how do we find you on social media?
My website is: www.rebeccaperryceramicdesign.com
and you can find me on Instagram: @rebeccaperryceramics
