My very first bowl — thrown aged 11 at Ellington High School on a kick wheel.
Hi, I'm Katie
I threw my first bowl when I was eleven years old. It was ugly — properly ugly — but I still have it, and I knew right then I loved this. For years afterwards I dipped in and out of ceramics whenever I got the chance, until 2010, when I finally started learning properly.
In 2024, at 48, I was run over by a car. It's the kind of thing that makes you rethink a few things. It made me braver, and I decided to stop dipping in and actually go for it. Over the following two years I converted my spare room into a home studio, invested in a wheel in January 2026, and — very recently — got my first kiln.
I make functional ceramics and jewellery, both thrown on the wheel and hand-built. My favourite clay to work with is Stone Speckled, and I love experimenting with different glazing techniques and combinations — there's always a new one I want to try. Everything is fired to cone 6.