Meet Fiona.

Meet Fiona, a potter based in a riverside studio in south east London. Fiona’s love of clay started early and has been a life long passion. Lucky enough to learn from memorable teachers in schools in Sussex as well as Oslo, the learning continued at art college to her degree where she specialised in hand building and surface decoration. Fiona has managed her own studio practice since 2018, has extensive teaching experience and leads with an emphasis on celebrating hand making marks and processes alongside care and attention to functional detail.

Fiona also worked for a global publisher for 25 years. She transferred many of the communication, marketing and scheduling skills across to her studio practice and business and now supplies local retailers, markets her own work and delivers teaching across a variety of private, group and outside venue classes. 

Fiona's pottery expertise lies in hand building. She is inspired by her historic locale near Greenwich and by domestic ware used by family and friends. Her work celebrates the process and mark making of hand building process. Her own distinctive work often includes use of drawings applied by decal, carving or stamping, and inlay with a simple palette that focuses mostly on the making. 

Fiona enjoys many connections within her SE London community, often promoting the benefits of clay work in collaborations with charity or Heritage organisations to support better mental health, community engagement, well being and educational development. She has enjoyed creating an inclusive approach to include neuro-diverse adults, refugees, SEN adults & children, the elderly and very young and homeless adults and young people. 

Fiona's studio is nestled within the vibrant Thames-Side Studio, a hub for talented artisans.

Genuine, warm and engaging, Fiona finds genuine pleasure in sharing her knowledge and skills, loving the magic that unfolds when others discover their creative potential with clay work and their pride in using functional finished items.