Mary studied an FdA in Ceramics at North Devon College, graduating in 2009 with a Distinction and an Outstanding Achievement Award.  Her studio is based in Wye Valley, prior to this Mary lived in North Devon where she produced work for a number of local galleries.  Her work has been exhibited across the South West.

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Mary specialises in raku and smoke fired ceramics, she also experiments and creates glazes, equally they are exciting with unpredictable results.  Her influences are taken from the North Devon Landscape.

 

"Rivers have historically framed our social, economic and geographical structures. I have lived in the Taw Valley for twenty five years, observing the tidal flow to and from the estuary, and the power of the sea breaking over rocks on our dramatic North Devon coastline.  Design concepts deal with the flows of the river and tidal waters; the turbulence and hidden depths below the calm surface. Forms create shadows and exhibit tonal qualities by their placement, ever changing in the light just as the river reflects light in its movement."