hi i'm
rebecca!
I am an artist living in North Yorkshire.
I take my inspiration from my love of colour, quirky personality and print design. I am a qualified teacher and have many years of experience working with children, adults and students with special educational needs. I have a passion for creativity and education. I hope that my makes can inspire others to have a go at being creative.
My creative journey.
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It started when I was younger, spending summer holidays creating and building with my grandad. I have always loved creating. I then went into the world of teaching. Many years later, after a series of health problems, I started to explore craft workshops.
After touching clay and building my first sculpture I was hooked. I knew that this was a life-long journey that I never wanted to end. I also fell in love with glass and painting and decided to take all these crafts forward.
As a creative, I am always learning and evolving and battling with self-doubt. I started a Qualification in Art and Design in 2020, that has allowed me to explore my style and creative interests and become more confident in this area. I take regular art classes to evolve my practice.
​In 2023 I appeared on 'The Great Pottery Throwdown' where I learned lots under time pressure as well as from my new pottery family. It was the best experience I could ever wish for. It has given me a new found confidence in my work and has allowed me to be experimental and try things I never would have before.
​In 2024 I decided that the time was right to expand, workshops were growing and working with community groups and as a freelance artist meant that I was growing out of my full time job as an Education Advisor, so I took the leap. applied for grant, attended a business course and signed a lease for a shop which would become my first ever pottery studio in Scarborough. This move is terrifying and super exciting in equal measures! I am so excited to see how it grows.