Caroline Gray

Caroline Gray's sculptural vessels and installations are born out of a fascination with human interaction and psychological landscapes, creating spatial conversations through colour, shadow and form. The altered pattern or template is central to her process. Using a free-hand slab-building technique she alters, splices and rejoins the clay pieces, creating unexpected curves and angles which render each form unique. Her soft colours and subtle surfaces are achieved through the use of terra sigillata, a superfine slip which she makes to a recipe first used in Ancient Roman pottery, prior to the invention of glaze.

 

Caroline arrived at clay via a journey through design, an MA in Fine Art and as a playwright.
In 2018 clay became her medium and she has developed her practice apace. Most recently she has been selected as one of 25 leading emerging artists in FRESH 2023 at the British Ceramics Biennial, the highlight of the UK ceramic arts calendar. Caroline was one of four FRESH artists selected to receive a prize of £2500 and a four week residency at Grymsdyke Farm, a centre of research into materials and innovation based in Buckinghamshire, UK.