About
With a distinct hand and a clear voice as to the relevance and power of craft in contemporary life, Frances’ work has a keen following from private collectors and cultural establishments alike. Her ceramics are part of permanent collections at The National Museums of Scotland, The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge and The V&A in London. Public commissions include, Patterns of Flora for Raasay House and The Tiled Corridor for The Royal Edinburgh Hospital. She is a Homo Faber selected maker and a QEST Johnnie Walker Scholar.
Spanning the realms of art, design and craft, she has navigated a unique path from studio ceramics to tiled interiors. Relishing opportunities to collaborate, Frances creates human scale embellishment that adds detail and delight, telling stories, making places and creating spaces for ideas to grow. From exquisite decorative details in a private residence, a vibrant backdrop to a theatre space or thoughtful way finding along a hospital corridor, Frances has a unique understanding of how to introduce ornament into the fabric of the world around us.
