Elaine is one of those artists whose work really moves you. Technically brilliant, Elaine’s creations are not static copies from life – they capture life itself. Each piece is full of vitality and captures the spirit of the animal.
Elaine says; ‘My fascination for anatomy goes as far back as I can remember. My aim is to capture the piece from inside to out from stretching slabs of clay to form a rib cage, rump, neck etc, right down to the feet. The challenge is combining an anatomical approach with capturing the essence of the creature,’
Upon graduation from Exeter College of Art and Design, Elaine set up her studio in Hampshire in 1987.
She been featured in many magazines, including ‘The Craftsman’; ‘Inspirations’; ‘Country Living’; ‘Garden Inspirations’; ‘World Of Interiors’; ‘Homes And Antiques’ and ‘Ceramic Review’, as well as the ‘Observer’ and ‘Guardian’ newspapers.
Texture plays a large part in most of Elaine’s pieces. As she says: ‘I love to work with different pieces of fabric, shells, netting and brushes, which are impressed into the clay, forming a reference to animal hide and brand marks, or sometimes just pure indulgence’.
Most pieces are made from stoneware clay and decorated with slips, stains and glazes. Subjects range from farm animals to exotic wild animals, stags, dogs and horses, hares and more recently mythological pieces.
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