Alison Campbell

“I enjoy making idiosyncratic but functional domestic ware. I work almost entirely in porcelain, enjoying its density, strength and texture. I would describe myself as a tactile person and the feel of my ceramics plays a central part in the development of my work.

Using glazes and stains only as decorative elements, I polish the bare clay repeatedly at every stage – raw, bisque and final fired – to achieve a perfectly smooth surface.

The natural edges and softness of the clay are also important to me and I want my finished work to reflect this, so that the completed, hard, vitrified piece still holds elements of the malleable material and liquid glazes that went into its making”.

Alison has a BA (Hons) in Workshop Ceramics from Harrow College, University of Westminster and lives in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

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