There is a particular quality of silence in an empty room, especially a family home when the door slams loudly and voices dissipate along the street. It is as if the air exhales, released from its constant disruption, constant churning by children running up the stairs and through doorways. For a moment, it is given reprieve to settle into the spaces left behind.
Material Presence 2018
May 2019
Ceramics Art and Perception: article 'Pacing the Perimeter'
May 2019
Ceramics Art and Perception: article 'Pacing the Perimeter'
Writing
...at the same time, a relational turn was taking place, fuelled by a systemic interest in the nature of creativity. This shift was timely in regard global events, from the refugee Crisis in 2016 to growing awareness of ecological responsibilities and practice begins to pull all areas of concern together: creative thinking, clay, and ethnographic study...
Journal Articles:
(2024) Co- authored with Dr CJ O'Neill Essay: 'Small Talk a Partnership Between the Spoken Word and Text' in Drawing Partnerships, Sheffield University (in process)
(2024) Co- authored with Ingrid Murphy Essay: Augmenting Objects: Using RFID to Promote Sustainable Practice in Art & Design in the International Federation of National Teaching Fellows E-Book 'Augmenting Teaching Excellence:Embracing the future of Education with AI and Emerging Technologies (in process)
(2024) Essay: Capturing Small Stories from the Lake MAA/Ground Residency Finland' in issue 9.1. of Drawing, Research, Theory, Practice, journal.
(2024) Essay: 'Irreducible Forces of Home: Ensemble Practices Of Parent/Artists During Lockdown' in the Royal Anthropology Society Publication 'Creativity in a Time of Covid'
(2023) Co- authored with Dr CJ O'Neill Essay: Flightlines: Conversations About Life With Clay' in NCECA Journal Vol. 43
(2020) Article: 'The Storyteller: the Woven Narratives of Natalia Dias Ceramics' in Ceramic Art
and Perception
(2019) Article: 'Zoe Preece: Pacing the Perimeter' in Ceramic Art and Perception
(2018) Essay: Civic Ceramics: Shifting the Center of Meaning' for the 'Ceramics Reader, Pub Bloomsbury
(2018) Article: 'Material Presence: Zoe Preece Ceramics' CCQ
(2018) Catalogue Introduction 'Material Presence: a domestic scene' Llantarnam grange Arts
(2016) Review: Drawing Inspirations for Ceramic Review
(2016) Catalogue introduction entitled 'From Child to adult' for 'Drawing Inspirations' Craft in t the Bay, Makers Guild
(2015) Compiled and Edited Catalogue ‘The Sensorial Object’ and wrote: Home: a Sensory
Anthropology' for Craft in the Bay
(2014) Article: ‘Drawing Partnerships and Bento’s Sketchbook’ by N.Mayo and C.Glynn TANT publishing
(2012) Article:‘Drawing into Practice’, Journal of Visual Art Practice, Volume 11 Issue 1
(2012) ‘Drawing and Making’, by Kyra Cane, A&C Black
(2010) Catalogue Introduction for ‘Placement: Ceramics Connections' exhibition', Oriel Davis and Fife Contemporary Arts and in conversation with Lowri Davies and Dawn Youll exploring the ''Ethnography of Clay'
(2010) Catalogue introduction ’Porcelain Another Way’ entitled 'Arcanum' to accompany Porcelain Another Way symposium, Poland
(2010) Paper published by Savanna College of Art, USA ‘Making the Creative Process
Visible’
(2010). Catalogue Introduction 'Passage' Craft in the Bay, Cardiff
(2009) Article: Claire Loder, ‘Maybe its Maybelline” Ceramic Review International Journal
(2009) Article: Linda kieft, ‘Dreams and Visions’ Ceramic Review
(2008) Review: Pamela Lueng, 'Narrative Trails' Ceramic Review,
(2007) Review: Michael Flynn, Ceramic Review
(2006) Review: Catrin Howells: Mythologies’, Ceramic Review
(2005) Review: Claire Curneen: Succur’, Artist Newsletter
(2004) Guest Editor & Contributor: The Human Condition, Ceramics in Society Journal
(2004) Article: ‘Philip Eglin’s Multilayered Iconography, Philip Eglin’s Ceramics’, Ceramics in
Society
(2004) Article: ‘A vantage Point between Past and Present', Richard Slee’s Ceramics’,
Ceramics in Society
(2004) Article: ‘The Expression of Flesh and Skin, Natasha Mayo’s Ceramics’, Ceramics in
Society
(2004) PhD ‘An Investigation into the Potential of Ceramics to Expressively Render Flesh and Skin on the Human Form’ University of Wales
(2003) Article: ‘The, Role, of Narrative in Claire Curneen’s Ceramics’, Kerameiki Techni,
International Ceramic Art Review
Devised Conference/Symposia:
(2018) Devised the Conference: Ceramics Communities: Exploring the Sociability of Clay Funded by the Centre of Ceramic Art as part of the Restating Clay Symposia.
(2016) Devised the Drawing Inspirations Symposium, CSAD
(2014-15) Co-Curated the exhibition with Zoe Preece and devised Events Surrounding: The Sensorial Object a curatorial project exploring sense experience through crafted objects including interdisciplinary workshop events exploring sensory perception: Joanna Grace (Sensory Story) Becky Lydon (Sensory Spectacle), Lea McLaughlin, Bethan Frieze, for Craft in the Bay, Makers Guild Wales, UK
(2013) Devised Symposium: Drawing In-Between: Interdisciplinary Learning Through Drawing Chaired and Presented work at Seminar and Associated Exhibition at Cardiff Metropolitan University
(2005) Co-devised the Fragmented Figure Conference and Associated Exhibition together with Dr J Jones, M. Hose and Babette Martini, and c-designed with Glory Hall and wrote the Fragmented Figure Website
(2002) Co-devised the Zelli Porcelain Prize at Zelli Porcelain, Marlebone,