Gill Waller

I grew up on the south west Cornish peninsula where , inspired by Bernard Leach, every village had its own studio pottery and Troika Pottery was producing bold slipware based on slab pots. Clay seemed to be a most exciting medium in which to create. I began studying ceramics at Redruth School of Art as part of my A level course. At that time I was passionate about thrown ware but now it is slab pots that inspire me.

I studied to become an Art teacher at the University of Leicester and worked in secondary schools in Hemel Hempstead and Basingstoke for twenty six years. I loved teaching. It was great fun to throw out an idea to children and see it returned to you in ways you could never have imagined.

Since retiring, I have been able to concentrate on developing my own work. I built a studio in my garden and have been experimenting with a wide range of clays and construction techniques.

I am inspired by shells. The matt white outer surface contrasted by the shiny interior. I love the idea of pregnant forms bursting with inner life and the geometric patterns nature has created which emphasis the form. This interest gave rise to my Zebra Jazz series, porcelain slab pots decorated with dancing lines of black slip.

Most recently, I have been working in Earthenware, decorating my slab pots with brightly coloured sips, playing with contrasting lines and shapes. These are influenced by the 20th century painters I have always admired like Picasso and Matisse. Each flat surface is a blank canvas ready for a different image.

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