About
Jo’s studio practice is based at Griffin Estate Studios in Wiltshire. Inspired by ornament in architecture, works regularly reference the Rococo period. Freedom of creativity and making each work unique is central to her practice; techniques are combined (hand building, potterās wheel) to create each work, most recently in the form of sculptural vessels. Her work is fired once and unglazed for the clay to communicate the marks, textures, and surface without hindrance.
Educational achievements include an MA in Ceramics with distinction (2012) and a BA in Ceramics (2005) from Bath Spa University. Her works are held in public collections of organisations, including Pallant House, Aberystwyth University, Chippenham Museum, Swindon Museum & Bath Spa University.Ā
Her teaching practice is freelance and includes delivering residential short courses at West Dean College and working with the Pathways to Wellbeing Project at the Holburne Museum, Bath.
Career highlights include a commission by ITV in 2019 to interpret their logo as sculpture, filmed for an ident as part of the project āITV Createsā. During lockdown in 2020, she was commissioned by Crowood Press to write āHandbuilt Ceramicsā published in October 2021. Her techniques were featured in Ceramic Review Magazineās āMasterclassā article & accompanying film in September 2020. She has recently been a visiting fellow at Bath Spa University. Exhibition highlights include COLLECT represented by Vessel Gallery, For Love of the Master, Dublin Castle 2022, Together We Rise, Chichester Cathedral 2022, and solo show Convolutions in Clay at the Young Gallery, Salisbury 2022.
