Sara, originally from Worksop in Nottinghamshire, makes vessels with vivid colours and linear decoration.  Having always been interested in landscapes, a tutor suggested she translate her interest in colour, texture and light onto bowls.  She began using the bowls as metaphorical landscapes, using lines of colour in different thickness to convey physical features, evoking feelings experienced when studying the landscape.
The manipulation of line and pure colour are key themes in her work.  She plays colours off each other to create an intensity of feeling, emulating David Hockney’s paintings by using colour to draw the viewer physically into the vessel.

Technical Information

The pieces are hand thrown and turned.  The movement of the wheel is often reflected in the asymmetrical form.  The lines are applied by returning the bisque fired bowl to the wheel and painted with ceramic colour by hand.  A matt glaze is then applied to stabilise the coloured surface.