Sarah Hillman Ceramics
2025 – Taking part in Potfest South East – Glynde Place
Sarah creates contemporary ceramic forms, combining bold colour and striking sculptural design. Each unique piece explores positive and negative space through changing compositions of line, colour, and contour.
Sarah individually hand cuts each form with sweeping curves, revealing a vibrant interior which contrasts to the natural clay exterior. By absorbing light, the unglazed interior surface creates stunning shadows within the deep colour of the form.
“I have been driven by the fluid nature of clay since the first day I worked with the medium. The possibilities seem endless; clay has its own presence and energy that I try to capture within my work. I am fascinated by abstract Modernist sculpture and the way it challenges our everyday perception, in particular the beautiful, pierced forms of Barbara Hepworth and the clever perceptual disorientation in the work of Anish Kapoor. I am also inspired by the dramatic effects of light and shadow; I continue to explore this through my work as I believe it brings a new interactive element to my ceramics.”
After completing her Ceramics Masters in 2004, Sarah spent many years at the prestigious Cockpit Arts studios in London and has exhibited widely in the UK and abroad . Sarah now works from her home studio on the edge of the South Downs in Sussex.