Linda Copeland

Linda Copeland's work is influenced by sculptures of Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth relating to the mother and child. She hand builds, coiling the clay to build a pot, shaping it as she works, then pushing and patting it with a wooden spatula to achieve the final shape. The pot is then coloured and burnished with a polished stone. Completing each piece is very time consuming, but therapeutic.

Linda has recently produced cylindrical pots that are textured and burnished. These have been inspired by a visit to Hunstanton beach, where there are stumps of wood in the groynes that have been worn down by the sea and look as though they are people conversing.

The colours and patterns in the sky, sea and sand have always held a fascination for her and Linda draws on these now when decorating her pots.

A mixture of stoneware clay and porcelain is used for the coiled pots, and various clays including paper clay were used for the cylindrical pots and bowls. The pots are fired to 1010°C, then when cold a resist is applied and the pots are smoke fired.