Alex lives and works in Glasgow . She graduated in 1990 with a BA (Hons) in Ceramics from Edinburgh College of Art. She also has an OND in Ceramic Design from Lowestoft College.
Since graduating Alex has worked with ceramics in a variety of contexts, including tutoring. In the late 1990s Alex was a model maker at the famous Aardman Animation studio s in Bristol.
Alex's work has been exhibited in selected Galleries across the UK.
Artist’s Statement
I have always been drawn to figurative sculpture, be that animal or the human form, the characters are all renditions of personal experience. The cats and dogs are from pets past and present, whereas the birds are either from chickens, which I was surrounded by as a child, or other more surreal styles inspired by David Attenborough's 'Life Of Birds'. Inspiration can come from any source, cartoons, myths and legends, plays on words, dreams, anywhere, anything, and that is the joy, having total freedom to create.
For different pieces I use different materials for different effect. For the animals I normally use the 'Raku' process, due to the finish it offers as well as the immediacy of the results.
Penguins