Lucy studied ceramics at Wimbledon and Camberwell art schools, graduating in 1996. In 2000 she moved out of London and now works from a farmyard studio in the Hampshire countryside, from which she makes her range of ceramics. She sells via galleries, shops and craft fairs.

Vases and bowls: Inspired by the colours of the sky, the seashore, plants and trees. These are thrown on the wheel using white earthenware clay, and then glazed in a variety of finishes: a fine sand-textured matt earthenware glaze; a semi-matt glaze with the texture of eggshell, and a clear glossy glaze. A white opaque glaze is also poured into the vases, making them water-tight. Lucy uses a wide palette of colours, some subtle, others more vivid, depending on season and inspiration. Some examples are: pale turquoise, slate grey, lavender blue, sky blue, pistachio green, golden green, pea green and sea green.

Artists statement

My work is partly inspired by Giorgio Morandi's paintings of groups of vessels; I want my earthenware vases and bowls to have the same sense of being in family groups, whose shapes and colours are related but non-identical. They are intended to be both decorative and functional.

Colour and texture-wise my inspiration comes from nature; I use a smooth egg-shell texture glaze, and I respond to the changes in season by varying the colours accordingly. As the winter months approach I am using a palette of colours inspired by stormy skies, sunset and sunrise, birds' eggs, flowers and fruit.

I am happy to undertake commissions.