Ali Tomlin
Ali Tomlin has always drawn and painted, and loves the energy of random lines or marks, from a sketch, painting or just found. She enjoys how a line or mark can completely alter a piece.
Ali’s work is a collection of thrown, simple, porcelain forms. She applies stains, oxides and slips onto the clay’s chalky surface and sponges away areas, inlaying lines and monoprinting. Ali aims for unpredictable marks and a feeling of movement and spontaneity. She uses a bold, but muted, palette on the white clay, which is left unglazed giving the hard porcelain the appearance of softness.