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

Everett, Olinda

The Clay is Always Right.

I work in high fired clay to make sculpture and my work is influenced by my life experience which, of course, includes the natural world,
though people and thought come into it as well.

I don’t ask: is my work beautiful? I ask: does it have presence? Does it ask questions? Does it challenge my taste and opinion? This
wide-open approach means that I experiment with process and form a great deal.

Some of my favorite pieces to make are ceramic books, celebrating ideas, events, people – and the universe that emerges from all the
interaction.