Bekky May

Over the past decade, Bekky has developed a ceramic process using organic forms which she instinctively sculpts from a solid piece of clay. She makes collections of plaster moulds from these forms and slip-casts withs hues of coloured porcelain slip. Discovering the concept of Biophilia, which relates to our intrinsic connection with the natural world, she began creating asymmetrical vessels, as found in nature. She now also works at the leather-hard stage on her vessels, which allows her to carve designs into the surface of the clay and inlaying these with contrasting coloured slip using the Japanese technique of Mishima. With a past career as a landscape gardener, Bekky has always enjoyed getting her hands in the earth. Over the years she has found that being a ceramic artist is not only about creating through the mindful practice itself, but also about how the ceramic vessels themselves makes her feel – calm and grounded.