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Annette Welch

Annette's recent collection of wheel-thrown, stoneware ceramics is a response to the environment of her studio, which is surrounded by vegetation. In winter, when the leaves have dropped, silhouettes of bare tree branches against the skyline provide a chaos of black lines and abstracting this imagery became a starting point for her new work.

"I am fascinated with contrasts – sparse and dynamic, shadow and light, control and chance. I am constantly striving to achieve a harmony between these qualities." Visual and tactile aspects in her work vary from elemental, raw-earth warmth to a light, cool clarity.

Annette combines clays to achieve a range of textures and tones. Surfaces are scarred with marks or mono-printed with slip, then the application of warm matt or luminous glossy glazes compliment and contrast with the unglazed areas of fired clay.
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Platters, lidded forms and pod vases can be handled, used and displayed.