Heather Armstrong
I make hand built, smoke fired, sculptural ceramic vessels. My work is naked of glaze an therefore decorative rather than functional. My enduring influence is the natural world an my ceramic work reflects this, My feeling is that the title “Up Close and Personal” applies to everything I make, each piece evolving as I hand build with clay. Composition and balance are important to me but even more crucial is the feel of the finished work in the hand - curves, angles and transitions, textures both rough and silky smooth. I have to anticipate all these as I work.
It is always my hope that onlookers will get that same tactile satisfaction when getting up close and personal with the work. I encourage them to hold and explore in the hand as well as visually.
My studio is situated in rural Dumfries and Galloway.
