20 years of clay in a nutshell

People in my life know that I do not shy away from making big and bold choices, and the first big choice was made aged 17 in September 2005. It was the end of summer, and I decided not to go back to sixth form and instead enrol onto the BTEC National Diploma in Art and Design at Hillsborough College. The plan was to go into graphic design. During the first term, we got to try out LOTS of different genres of creativity: fashion, jewellery, woodwork, textiles, print, fine art, and ceramics. It was during the first class, with my hands on the clay — “what’s this magic material?” — that I instantly fell in love