Doris says, "Porcelain has been my preferred clay for some time now. I enjoy its purity and ephemeral translucence. To some extent I have been taking inspiration from Chinese classical forms. After a fair period of making eggshell-thin, unglazed bone china pots, trying to capture clouds and the froth on waves, I am firmly back into throwing on the wheel and into glazing. I constantly aspire to some of the jewel like qualities of polished stones with my glazes, hoping to retain the brightness of porcelain. At the moment I am trying to convey the plasticity that clay has, as a material, before being transformed into a hard object after firing."

Artist's CV

Training
1982 -1986 Ravensbourne College of Art and Design, Chislehurst
Kent, as a mature student. BA Hons. Degree, 3-Dimensional
Design, Ceramics

Exhibitions
January 1987

• Wandle Gallery, Sutton, Surrey

February 1987

• Blackheath Gallery, London S. E. 3

September 1987

• Gallery 7, Greenwich, London S. E. 10

November 1987

• Ashdown Gallery, Uckfield, Sussex
• Grape Lane Gallery, York
• Galerie für Englische Keramik, Heidelberg, Germany
• Glas und Ceramic Galerie, Bonn Germany

10 Years Break from Pottery

End 1997

• Set up new workshop

June 1999

• The Harlequin Gallery, Greenwich, London S. E. 10

September 1999

• The Harlequin Gallery, Greenwich, London S. E. 10

October 2000

• The Craft Movement, Hampstead

November 2000

• The Craft Movement, Blackheath

December 2000

• The Craft Movement, Richmond-upon-Thames
• By Hand 2 - Exhibition, County Gallery, County Hall, Maidstone

2001 -2005 Work shown at:

• The Harlequin Gallery, Greenwich, London S. E. 10
• Southampton City Art Gallery Shop
• Castlegate Arts, Reigate
• Guildford House, Guildford
• Salamander Gallery, Westerham
• Dulwich Crafts, Wimbledon
• The Craft Movement, Richmond-upon-Thames
• By Hand - 3 Exhibition, County Hall, Maidstone
• Craft in Focus, Canterbury
• Kaleidoscope and Friends, Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington
• Trinity Arts Centre, Tunbridge Wells
• Rhythm Cultures Exhibition, Guildford
• Open Studio
• Larks Gallery, Ballater, Scotland
• Kent Potters Gallery, Maidstone
• Ceramics South East, The Friars, Aylesford, Kent
• Craft in Focus, Twickenham

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