Studio........... About Lizzie

'‘My inspiration is ‘organic form’ The relief image in each piece is created by impressing clay into hand made plaster moulds. The moulds are made using a variety of plants, fruits and vegetables, such as apples, pears, chillies, cabbages, asparagus, beans and peas. The soft fruit and vegetables are frozen to make them hard enough to produce a mould. I also use other methods, such as, piercing, monoprinting, or impressing leaves and other objects directly into the clay. I use a wide range of glazes, which are developed from my own recipes and experiments with glaze materials. Some items have two or three glazes applied, and may be fired more than once in order to achieve a particular effect. My work is then fired in an electric kiln to 1260ºc’'.

Lizzie has a B.A hons. degree in Fine Art and has always worked in art and design, both as a painter/illustrator and a ceramicist. She has been lecturing and teaching art and design since 1990 at colleges in Cambridge and Reading. Lizzie has taught at a number of levels including Art Foundation, GNVQ, A'Level, GCSE and special needs. Lizzie continues to teach a variety of day courses and adult workshops covering all aspects of drawing, painting and ceramics.