Artist's Statement

My inspiration is drawn from the intricate shapes and textures I observe in the environment. I am attracted to patterns that repeat themselves naturally on large and small scales and the configurations within objects that have been transformed by time and place. The past is written into the surface like script. I read the images and either use them directly or further translate them into abstract symbols. Ceramic materials go through a series of transformational processes, paralleling those of the natural world, which bring a physical presence to my work.

My current work consists of Ceramic Wall Reliefs

Current Work

Work generally available from:
- Studio showroom
- Gallery at Bevere, Bevere Lane, Worcester - Work available online from http://beverevivis.com
- Stark Gallery,  Canterbury - www.starkgallery.com
- Gallery Top, Matlock Derbyshire - www.gallerytop.co.uk
- The Cider press Centre, The Craft Gallery, Dartington, Devon www.dartington.org
- Corman Arts, 24 Daleham Gardens, London NW3 5DA www.cormanarts.com  

Other Information:
I am happy to undertake commissions for both private and corporate clients.

Technical Information

My work is made with different stoneware clays and porcelain. Prepared clay bodies are inlayed into one another, with lines and marks etched into the surface. Oxides and glazes are applied sparingly to preserve the stone-like quality of the clay. The work is once fired to 1280° in an electric kiln.

History

1994-6 - MA Ceramics at University of Wales Institute Cardiff.
1982-5 - BA (Hons) History and Art at Reading University.
1992-4 - I worked with a Japanese potter in Japan where I studied traditional Japanese ceramics

Selected Exhibitions

2010 'Palace Art Fair', Fulham Palace, Bishop's Avenue, London
2010 'Origin', Old Spitalfields Market, London
2010 'New Work', Kaetsu Centre, Cambridge
2010 'Summer Exhibition', Gallery Bevere
2009 'Between the Lines', Kaetsu Centre, Cambridge

2008 ‘Free Range’, Truman Brewery, London
2008 ‘UK-Japan 2008’, Touring Exhibition, Kanazawa, Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo, Japan
2008 ‘Showcase Exhibition’, Grand Relaunch, Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridge
2007 ‘Difference and Diversity in Clay’, The Gallery at Bevere, Worcester
2006/7 ‘Winter Exhibition’, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey
2006/8/9/10 ‘Brighton Art Fair’, Brighton
2006 ‘Ceramic Art London’, Royal College of Art, London

2005 ‘The East London Design Show’, Shoreditch, London
2005 ‘British Ceramics’, Seoul Art Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2005/6/7/9 ‘Ceramics in the City’, The Geffrye Museum, London
2005 ‘Clay 12’, Woodbury Studio Gallery, Devon
2005 ‘The New Domestic’, Gallery Top, Derbyshire
2005 ‘Designer Crafts 2005’, The Mall Galleries, London
2004 ‘Rhythm and Disorder’, Solo Show, St David’s Hall, Cardiff
2004 ‘Configuration’, Galley 96, Solo Show, Cambridge
2004/6/7/8 ‘Earth and Fire’, Rufford Craft Centre, Nottinghamshire
2004 ‘Sculpture +’, Gallery Kaleidoscope, London
2003 ‘Contemporary Sculpture’, The Sheridan Russell Gallery, London
2003/4/5/7/8/9/10 ‘Art in Clay’, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire
2003‘Summer Show’, Babylon Gallery, Ely, Cambridgeshire
2001 ‘Warehouse Artists Show’, The Assembly Rooms, Norwich

1999 ‘Mixed Show’, Lynne Stover Gallery, Cambridge
1999 ‘Summer Show’, Elm Hill Contemporary Art, Norwich
1999 ‘Eastern Influences’, Quayside Gallery, St. Ives, Cambridgeshire
1998 Gallery Moe, Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan
1997 Hachi Maru Nana Gallery, Hakodate, Japan
1996 ‘New Designers Show’, Business Design Centre, London
1993-6 Eight ceramics festivals in Japan including Kasama and Mashiko

Collections

Work included in Hertfordshire County Council Fine Art Collection and private collections worldwide

Commissions

Publications

 A Passion for Pattern', Ceramic Review Jan/Feb 2011