Beckie Upton
I have always had a fascination with the 'natural' sciences and living things, I was the child collecting snails and slow worm skins in jars and learning to label cloud formations and weather patterns. Often I take inspiration from these objects, such as eggs, cocoons and nests and I am intrigued by the creatures that create them. I have a love for organic form, transitions and transformations such as metamorphosis, life-cycles and the temperament of the landscape. As an interdisciplinary artist,
I enjoy the process of making itself and prefer to use a variety of methods and materials, often working with many mediums and on multiple projects as any one time. Areas of research include; interdisciplinary making, material & process led practice, chance & experimental design, design thinking, creativity and arts education. I'm predominantly working in ceramics and painting. However, I also make prints, drawings, collage, textile, sculpture and larger scale installation.