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THE CERAMICIST
Lydia Hardwick creates bold, beautiful designs from her home studio
Q How do you work?
With a range of techniques, because I think it is important for my practice to move freely between different approaches. My pots are mostly coiled and decorated with slips. My plates and wall-pieces are often inlaid. This involves staining clay different colours using oxides, rolling the colours out flat, and collaging cut-out shapes together, pressing them to create a flat surface.
Q Where do find inspiration?
I am often drawn to motifs found within indigenous craft objects and textiles. My research into
