Author Archives: Bridget Macklin

I am an artist working in the field of ceramics creating fragile porcelain pieces which are inspired by the environment or by peoples relationships with the environment and with each other and which often incorporate finds to support their narrative.

My Favourite Things, Chapter 4.

Finally, I want to share with you my love of the work of Jennifer Lee.  I encountered her work first of all at an exhibition in 2013 at Erskine Hall and Co.  I was mesmerised by the simplicity of her burnished forms.  I love the way that her vessels seem to hardly touch the surface on which they sit.  They almost float and yet the colours and the treatment of the clay implies a kind of fragile solidity which I love.  She features in a book which I reach for frequently when I am looking for inspiration: Modern British Potters and Their Studios by David Whiting and whenever I turn to her page the first thing that springs to mind – a bit like a head rush – is ‘That’s what I am aiming for!

Enjoy her work and look her up!

My Favourite Things Chapter 3.

I first saw Fiona Byrne-Sutton’s work when I was researching for my final project on the diploma at City Lit in a book called Additions to Clay Bodies by Kathleen Standen which I was reading as part of my research.

Her website lists the tools which she takes along with her when she is out and about.  She too travels the countryside with a map, a compass, a trowel and a plastic bag.  These are the tools of the trade for the adventurer ceramicist!  More about my adventures in the New Year.  For now, just enjoy looking up a fellow maker who I have never met but with whom I empathise with completely below are a few examples of Fiona’s work but to really enjoy her, visit her website and watch her video: