Hilary Duncan Ceramics

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Artist statement

I hand-build ceramics using a variety of different stoneware clays, taking inspiration from the natural environment, particularly the growing biodiversity of our wilding garden. I mix coloured slips, cut stencils and stamps to decorate, then use fine tools to draw designs into the clay surface. With Sarah Pooley & Helen Jackson, and Mel Shand at The Barn

Extended Bio

Since graduating from Gray’s School of Art, Hilary has worked from her home studio in a renovated steading, deep in Blackhall Forest. She has been involved with many community projects, and enjoys using Art and Craft as a way of encouraging people to put nature at the heart of their lives. These projects include: The River of Fish with Mel Shand and Helen Jackson - We made 300 ceramic salmon which formed a 40m installation Seasonal Dishes with Val Buchanan - People made ceramic bowls, then gathered together to eat food cooked by Buchanans Bistro Wattle & Daub with Helen Jackson - We built a kiln from willow and clay, and explored the use of the 2 ancient materials both together and with community The Wee Forest with the community of Banchory, including schools We planted a Wee Forest to learn about biodiversity. Now we are making a Wee Ceramic Forest Hilary runs occasional workshops and teaches classes in local community groups. She makes hand-built ceramics using slabs and coils, decorating with thoughtfully-mixed coloured slips, and using stamps and stencils made from her own drawings.