Crafts CouncilDirectoryClaire IrelandCeramic SculptorLondon, EnglandCeramicsCraft educatorPrintmakingWebsiteE-mailInstagramAboutInfoSustainabilityAn established maker, Claire creates collectable objects; hand-built, sculptural forms on different scales. She uses her unique studio location in the grounds of a historic Steam Museum to inspire her work. An experienced tutor, she specialises in teaching experimental ways of making and decorating. She is a professional member of the Craft Potters Association, Design Nation and Society of Designer Craftsmen. Her book “Surface Decoration for Ceramics” was published by The Crowood Press in 2023Focus:Hand-built Sculptural CeramicsCV:Download documentStockists:Tregony ContemporaryContemporary Ceramics CentreContemporary Applied ArtsI make a conscious effort to minimise waste, reuse materials, and incorporate found materials, giving new life to discarded or overlooked items. I combine them into my work to bring attention to the beauty and potential of what is often considered waste. I mix different clay bodies to achieve a particular texture or finish, but also to extend the usability of what I have on hand. This reduces the need to buy new materials and prevents incompatible clays from being discarded.AboutAn established maker, Claire creates collectable objects; hand-built, sculptural forms on different scales. She uses her unique studio location in the grounds of a historic Steam Museum to inspire her work. An experienced tutor, she specialises in teaching experimental ways of making and decorating. She is a professional member of the Craft Potters Association, Design Nation and Society of Designer Craftsmen. Her book “Surface Decoration for Ceramics” was published by The Crowood Press in 2023InfoFocus:Hand-built Sculptural CeramicsCV:Download documentStockists:Tregony ContemporaryContemporary Ceramics CentreContemporary Applied ArtsSustainabilityI make a conscious effort to minimise waste, reuse materials, and incorporate found materials, giving new life to discarded or overlooked items. I combine them into my work to bring attention to the beauty and potential of what is often considered waste. I mix different clay bodies to achieve a particular texture or finish, but also to extend the usability of what I have on hand. This reduces the need to buy new materials and prevents incompatible clays from being discarded.WebsiteE-mailInstagramProjectTumulus CollectionProjectStatera CollectionProjectScalaria CollectionProjectTypologies CollectionProjectArticulataProjectProspicere CollectionProjectBrentford Spoon ProjectProjectHebridean Project funded by the Craft Pottery Charitable TrustProjectSurface Decoration for Ceramics by Claire Ireland