Bottle Kiln

Background Information about Sue Turner

The works in this exhibition relate a moorland landscape theme, a passion, begun 3 years ago, directly related to the process of exploring and experimenting around this theme. Qualities of the various clays used provide both the form and surface of the work, Groggs, grits, oxides and other materials create contrasting surfaces, together with different shrinkage rates is a testing process. The transformative power of the film provides and added dimension, distorting, altering, cracking, blistering and other such surprises.

The making is intuitive, fusing organic and more geometric shapes in response to remembered landscape and the qualities of the clays and processes.

It remains experimental, seeming to push the boundaries which keeps me engaged and excited by the journey.