Ceramic Art London
19-21 April 2024
Kensington Olympia West
The distinctive imagery in Sophie MacCarthy’s slip painted earthenware ceramics is predominantly drawn from the natural world sometimes along side elements of the urban environment such as a drain grid, pavements and the texture of Tarmac.
The vibrant colours, the scatter and flow, rhythm and movement of leaves and stalks whether on the ground, against the sky or just sitting in water are a rich source of inspiration for her designs which are achieved through a gradual building up of the composition, applying many layers of coloured slips over stencils, paper cut-outs and wax resist.