Karen HanvidgeCeramics

Karen Hanvidge trained in ceramics design at Glasgow School of Art, graduating in 2011, before setting up her own studio in Renfrew. She builds functional and decorative pieces using a slab-building method with her own paper templates rather than a wheel, working mainly in stoneware and porcelain and firing everything in an electric kiln at the studio. The Paisley Pattern is a constant reference point in her work, and she designs her own ceramic decals to carry that motif onto mugs, bowls and dishes. Alongside her studio practice she teaches slab-building classes for adults and children, including sessions at Paisley Museum and summer schools at the Art Department in Paisley, introducing beginners to template-based construction before more complex forms. Finished work sells through her own shop and at craft fairs across the region.