My Story

I am a self-taught artist and I have experimented with various art forms all my life.

The first love, of course, was ceramics and its joyful and tactile appeal is something that I am fortunate enough to work with every day. My happy place.

It took me a while to recognise that creativity is a lifeforce for me. Initially pursuing a career in PR, I quickly realised that this was not my thing. I attended Art College which really sparked my love for clay. After I completed the course, my love affair with pottery continued at night classes, whilst simultaneously working in the world of corporate branding by day.

It was only when my husbands’ job took us abroad, I was afforded the opportunity to really explore and express my creativity. No longer the quiet, persistent “hum” bubbling in the background, I now allow my creative energy to lead me, expressing itself through my hands and into my clay.

My hands are the tools that I was gifted. They provide me with a means of expression and I feel blessed that I get to share this with my clients.
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Creativity is also part of my DNA, a gift that has been passed through my lineage. From jeweller Elizabeth Gage, designer and former antique dealer Robin Gage, highly respected author and philosopher Anne Baring, painter and poet Thalia Gage, and painters Thalia Malcolm, Robin Baring and Juan Manuel Caneja, to name but a few. I inherited their eye and passion for creative endeavours, as well as a deep appreciation of beauty and quality craftsmanship.

Sources of inspiration

Creative process

Whether I am creating my homeware collections, a luxury sculptural handbasin, or a commissioned piece, the process is the same.

Whatever the starting point, the inspiration translates beautifully into hand-shaped clay which undergoes two firings at a high temperature. The heat renders them both strong and durable lending the clay its pleasing “stone-like” feel. Each piece is then finished with a hard-wearing glaze using colour, tones and effects which complement the form and complete the work of art.

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Teaching others

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”

—Pablo Picasso

I love to share my skills, experience and passion, teaching adults and children the art of clay. For some, it is simply a hobby or a new skill to be learned. For others, a moment of mindfulness, a therapy, a creative outlet that I am privileged to facilitate.

I believe we all have innate creativity, but most of us learn to suppress it as we go through school. My classes serve an opportunity to revive that latent energy in my students, a way to help them reconnect with themselves.

Creativity is a play between the rational and the emotional. Einstein summed it up as “intelligence having fun”. Exercising our creativity helps to rebalance ourselves, which is why we get that feeling of inner connection and peace, as we work on a creative endeavour, like clay.

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