Amanda’s work is centred in nature, seasonal changes, decay and how time changes things. She observes how over time surface quality changes, objects split apart, flake off, develop mould – natural mark making and change through simply being. She adores texture, a neutral palate and the slightly non perfect!
In her words “I love the weight, feel and look of an old frayed crumpled piece of linen and if has been darned and has stains then even better! I am not trying to create perfection but to play with the beauty of imperfection and experiment with how far I can push the clay to give me the effect I am looking for. It is based on instinct and the feeling I get when I look at a creation. If I don’t get that glow of happiness or feeling of excitement, I collapse the clay in my hands and start all over again”.
Amanda decided to start selling her work in May 2024 and within weeks was offered a two month solo exhibition with Bamford at Daylesford in the Cotswolds and Mayfair, London. In quick succession her work has been purchased by galleries in Paris and Houston and in 2025 she exhibited with the reputable Joanna Bird Gallery in London, which continues to have her work. Please see the Outlets page for up to date information….
Amanda started ceramics lessons in 2006 and over the years her work has involved hand building, throwing, slip casting and glaze mixing. The addition of a studio in the garden in 2023 has been very liberating and enabled Amanda to fully immerse herself in her work, experiment more freely and push her work forward. “I still go on courses as I’m always finding new techniques to develop and it is important for me to connect with other artists as I spend so much time on my own in the studio!”
Education
2025 Course with Patricia Shone, London
2024 – 2025 Course with Julia Ether, Portugal
2024 Course with Maria Loram, Los Angeles
2023 – 2024 City of Oxford College, Oxford, UK
2017 – 2024 Tutelage under Hilary La Force, the Cotswolds, UK
2006 - Tutelage under Alice Shepherd, the Cotswolds, UK