Guest Maker: Jenny Harvey
Retail Gallery
I am a ceramicist working from a small studio at the home I share with my young family in Wiltshire.
I work predominantly with stoneware clay, mainly making hand-thrown pieces on the wheel and firing in an electric kiln, powered by solar (on a good day!)
I am influenced by many things from everyday life including; Nature and the Ancient Landscapes surrounding where I live, 20th Century Architecture, Design and Public Art are a strong reference and I love the freedom and naivety of Folk and Outsider-Art.
Having a solid basis in traditional craft and technique, I make simple, useful vessels, with a strong contemporary, almost playful design element. My current work is largely inspired by my printmaking, using coloured slips (liquid clay) and paper cut-outs as stencils. I build up the pattern shape by shape, layering to create a spontaneous design. Therefore, all pieces of my ceramics are truly unique.
I hope my work to be beautiful, joyful and a pleasure to have and to use.
I originally trained as a printmaker (BA Hons) at Norwich School of Art and Design, I then went on to complete my Post Graduate studies in Paper Conservation at Camberwell – University of the Arts London. After graduating I worked within the heritage sector as a Photographic Conservator during which time, I rediscovered a passion for clay. With a couple of night classes and a workshop or two, I am largely a self-taught potter.
