Paula Armstrong, Author at Cambridge Open Studios

Author name: Paula Armstrong

"My work touches upon the power and potential within seed pods as well as birthing new life. It is fundamentally inspired by my experience as a woman and a mother. The exterior finishes are earthy and imperfect with marks of the maker, process as evidence of origin and inside is intricate and colourful decoration. It has curvaceous and flowing forms are hand built in stoneware clay, a medium with an inner strength, known for its practicality but also encompassing a fragility that requires respect. I have been creating contemporary ceramic sculpture for over 20-years calling on inspiration from a wide variety of sources but my professional background has combined working as a professional artist, exhibiting, curating, working to commission and teaching across the UK, with working in local authority, voluntary and community sectors. I have taught regular classes in ceramic art and painting and drawing, as well as drop-in craft workshops, lantern-making, and community art workshops. Other key skills include strategy development, project management, community arts development, and fundraising. "

Beginners Ceramics classes starting again in Fenstanton in January!

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Ceramics Course For Beginners Paula teaches this ceramics course for beginners at her studio in Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire over 10 Thursday mornings or 4 Saturdays . During the course you will learn all the basics of working with clay. You will begin by learning the three main clay hand building techniques (pinch pots, slab building and

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Author name: Paula Armstrong

Beginners Ceramics classes starting again in Fenstanton in January!

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