BUY, SELL & SUPPORT Sonya Wilkins Ceramics

I make ceramic vessels directly informed by Mother Nature and the landscape surrounding me. In many ways, each vessel has been ‘unearthed’ – born from my deep connection to earth, sometimes made in natural crevices within earth, yet always using earth (clay) as my medium.

My hope is that each unique piece will remind you of your innate connection to nature (biophilia) and that the vessel becomes a conduit for mindful contemplation, enhancing your interior space, while offering functional use. Moreover, a reminder of our important role in being custodians of Mother Earth.

I throw, coil and hand-build my vessels in sections, forging an alliance between wild clay and commercial clay; I encourage spontaneity and chance in my work, valuing the unpredictable textures that appear through my memory of time spent in the woodland and bringing those ‘echoes’ back to my making practise.

I enjoy producing collections of work responding to different landscapes, ecosystems and plant life, as this keeps my focus alive with each changing season and phase of my own life. Previous collections have been inspired by the Sonoran Cacti in Arizona while on my travels; fern vases and bowls inspired by my love of the Lake District and more recently, my ‘Tree Trunk Vessel Collection’, inspired by my local woodland in North Somerset.

I also offer ‘Making and Mentoring in Nature’ to increase wellbeing by harnessing the power of nature with creativity and grounding practises. Please do get in touch if you are interested to find out more about this nourishing experience.