Liz Stace

I've been working with clay for 30 years now in Tonbridge in Kent. During that time I have qualified in City & Guilds Part 1 & 2, attended a variety of courses and enjoyed Master Days. I have also graduated in a History and Theory of Art degree which has allowed me to examine a wide range of approaches to art and encouraged me to apply this knowledge to my work.

I tutor small classes in my own studio/workshop in Tonbridge, Kent.

Most of my work concentrates on wheel thrown, functional, domestic pieces like: bottles, vases, bowls of all sizes, jugs, plates, mugs etc. but I also enjoy making handbuilt forms and a few raku items. I also make wall hangings such as trees, including palm trees, and wall plates with a variety or colour and texture. I enjoy exploring a variety of surface decoration and using colour to highlight these effects.

My travels in the southern hemisphere over six years ago provided me with such wonderful visual experiences. These have naturally influenced my work making it much more fluid and colourful. Ocean bowls, trees are a product of these travels. The ocean bowls are one off pieces which are thrown with altered rims. The glaze effect is achieved by applying several layers of glaze in different thicknesses. I mix up a new glaze each year to add the range of colour I use. The colours I use include a dusty pale green, dark green, mottled pale blue, turquoise speckle, a glossy turquoise and a dark midnight blue, denim blue and sandy yellow. I've just added a matt turquoise and a fuschia which gives different hues depending on the thickness of application.