Helen Kemp

Helen Kemp was born in Falkirk. She studied Ceramics at Edinburgh College of Art from 1974 until 1978, followed by Post-Graduate study of slip-cast work at Glasgow School of Art in 1978/79. She exhibits widely and has won a number of awards and commissions.

“I work in a narrative style, producing unique ceramic figures, whimsical and dreamlike in their facial expression and body language. I use forms such as wall sconces, candlesticks, bowls, boxes and other decorative pieces. I am inspired by Victorian Staffordshire figures, Mexican and North American folk art, and Latin American magic realism. I constantly develop my themes, with one piece leading to another. All my work is hand-modelled in earthenware clay with underglaze decoration and transparent matt and satin glazes.”