Northern Potters Association

The aim of the NPA is to encourage and support artists in the production of sculptural, functional, fine art and decorative studio pottery in all its forms throughout the North of England

Else, Mary

My pots are slab and coil built. I use a variety of clay bodies, different layers of glazes, oxides, slips and under glazes to achieve a rich and varied colourful surface. My work is influenced by natural elements and formations, such as rock, shell and fish shapes, music, and in the past Marilyn Monroe. With my all my work colour and form are of equal importance to me. I wish to create a whole piece of which the colour must be part of the form, both inside and out. I also allow the material and it’s properties help inform where the work will go. This can also determine the colour and shapes/patterns used.