Bio
Sophie Southgate creates bespoke handcrafted ceramic sculptures for the home. Every one of these affordable-luxury ornamental objects is unique, taking days to refine and finish to the highest standard.
Now based in Orpington Kent, working with clay and plaster has become integral to her way of life.
Sophie’s practice is an on-going exploration of the object and the vessel, in both the contexts of sculpture and functional ceramics. Her work moves between the boundaries of art and design, challenging our preconceptions and understanding of contemporary ceramics. She takes inspiration from the landscape, paring it back to abstract interpretations of space through basic geometric forms. She utilises colour and negative space to engage the audience and play with perception. Her work is ambiguous in nature and open to interpretation, raising questions about material and process.
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Sophie Southgate creates bespoke handcrafted ceramic sculptures for the home. Every one of these affordable-luxury ornamental objects is unique, taking days to refine and finish to the highest standard.
Now based in Orpington Kent, working with clay and plaster has become integral to her way of life.
Sophie’s practice is an on-going exploration of the object and the vessel, in both the contexts of sculpture and functional ceramics. Her work moves between the boundaries of art and design, challenging our preconceptions and understanding of contemporary ceramics. She takes inspiration from the landscape, paring it back to abstract interpretations of space through basic geometric forms. She utilises colour and negative space to engage the audience and play with perception. Her work is ambiguous in nature and open to interpretation, raising questions about material and process.
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Hothouse 2017 With the Crafts Council
Highly Commended Ceramic Art London 2017
UK Young Artists Festival Derby 2016
Confessions of a Design Geek Bursary Runner Up 2015
Winner of the 2015 National Eisteddfod Y Lle Celf Art CASW Purchase Prize
Residency: Fireworks Clay Studios - Grad Graduate Residency September 2014 - August 2015
Full Scholarship to Study at Penland School of Crafts North Carolina - August 2014 - Dinner Plans by Elisa Di Feo
By Way Of Clay - Ceramics Degree Show 2014 - The Film "And Up It Goes..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfjJIIkCpVo
Highly Commended Ceramic Art London 2017
UK Young Artists Festival Derby 2016
Confessions of a Design Geek Bursary Runner Up 2015
Winner of the 2015 National Eisteddfod Y Lle Celf Art CASW Purchase Prize
Residency: Fireworks Clay Studios - Grad Graduate Residency September 2014 - August 2015
Full Scholarship to Study at Penland School of Crafts North Carolina - August 2014 - Dinner Plans by Elisa Di Feo
By Way Of Clay - Ceramics Degree Show 2014 - The Film "And Up It Goes..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfjJIIkCpVo
