Elly Glossop

2019 QEST Scholar - Ceramics
Kent

Elly completed an MA in ceramics at The Royal College of Art in 2020. With the support of QEST, Elly was able to receive additional training in plaster mould-making with Ed Bentley in Stoke-on-Trent, as well as extending her skills into metal casting.

Elly takes an innovative approach to both ceramic material and process. Her work is highly experimental and often involves deconstructing traditional ceramic techniques to develop new methods of working. During her time at the the RCA, Elly developed a process she called ‘increment forming’, where she reinvented the technique of slip casting.

She uses this technique to express geological visions through waves of fluid movement. By understanding the relationship between gesture and fluidity each layer is fixed, collapsing natural attrition into minutes rather than centuries.

Through the creation of these techniques Elly has formed a unique visual language, where her sensibility is revealed through tactile forms and dream-like landscapes. Her work often mimics geological phenomena and speaks of the fragility of time, whilst pushing the limits of contemporary ceramics and what the material is capable of.

 

I’m driven by a deep desire to experiment and push contemporary ceramics into new directions. I have a passion for developing innovative techniques and ways of working, which I hope to be able to share in the future.

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