Janene Waudby

I have had a lifetime’s interest in the sea and nature, walking, diving and sailing all over the world, including a half circumnavigation around Cape Horn and across the Southern Ocean.  I finally left my desk job in 2015 and became a full time artist.  In early 2016 I moved 600 miles north to the Highlands of Scotland.  The studio now looks over Loch Torridon and, in the distance, the Outer Hebrides.  The view through the window constantly inspires, whether its the changing colours of the sea, the shifting light, wild storms or the sea birds.

My vessels have always been curved in form, carrying a simplicity and relationship to nature itself.  Most of my work is thrown on the wheel and as each piece dries, it is either burnished with a stone or textured and altered.  A base colour may be added to the clay to enhance the effects of the fire.  After the vessels are fired once in a kiln, they are ready for the smoke fire.  

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My motivation as an artist is to make pieces which are as authentically natural and beautiful as nature itself.  There is a theory that the artist attempting this is always doomed to fail, but by allowing the fire to make its mark on each vessel, every piece of work is as unique as an ancient rock sculpted by the elements.  Each vessel is tactile and warmer to the touch than glazed ceramics, feeling more like skin than stone.  

The prices start at £120 for an 18cm vessel up to £200 for a 30cm.