About
Fine artist Sophie Wilson graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 1997. Following a career in design and communication, she moved from her home in London to the Fens in 2015 after buying a beautiful, but very neglected 16th century Manor House. Whilst digging in the garden, she found old shards of English slipware pottery and was inspired to create ceramics using the same techniques. She started making one-off pieces at her kitchen table using white slip and sgraffito on terracotta clay, decorated with a loose hand. Her playful illustrative pieces often depict motifs inspired by historical ceramic movements from Japan, China and Europe, glazed in washy, saturated colours which reflect a memory of a long established aesthetic. She now lives in Dorset and exhibits in shops and galleries around the world.
Photo credit- James Beck
