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

Price, Elizabeth

I am repeatedly drawn to the human figure. Fascinated by the sometimes comic language of the human body, I use my ceramic figures to explore all kinds of ideas, aspects of life and states of mind. There is often a ‘what if?’ question in my mind when making pieces, and they can be deliberately ambiguous or enigmatic to allow an element of personal interpretation by the viewer. I have also created site-specific installations where small figures (about 20cm tall) explore and inhabit the environments they find themselves in. My sculptures are hollow, built using thin slabs of an off-white, slightly gritty clay that I cut out, a little like dressmaking. The surfaces are decorated with layers of oxides, stains and glazes fired to 1090°C.