Victoria Thompson Ceramics

Including ceramicists: Jim Malone Shoji Hamada Phil Rogers Ken Matsuzaki Charlie Collier Lisa Hammond Jean-Nicolas Gérard Mike Dodd Anne Mette Hjortshøj Nic Collins Roelof Uys Matt Foster Lucie Rie Mick Casson Jennifer Lee Robin Welch Rachel Wood Richard Long Karen Howarth Richard Batterham Zeba Imam Melanie Keeling Charlie Collier Margaret Curtis Wayne Clark John Calver Adam Keeling Rachel Wood Tom Knowles Jackson Anne-Marie Jacobs Fitch and McAndrew

Following my recent travels to Scotland, I came across the work of an artist whose paintings immediately resonated with me: Frances Macdonald. There is something deeply rooted in place within her work — a sense that the landscape is not simply being observed, but experienced and remembered through colour, atmosphere and form. I was particularly drawn to her beautiful use of colour. There is a wonderful energy in the way coastal colours sit alongside one another — bright blues

There is something about Scotland that always draws me back. This recent trip to the remote west coast reminded me exactly why. The country is breathtaking at the best of times, but a week of uninterrupted sunshine transformed the landscape into something almost unreal. Every shade of green seemed to glow in the light, while each evening the western sky looked as though it had caught fire, painted with intense oranges, reds, purples and soft pinks before fading into dusk. Thi