I moved home to my native Leitrim to start my stoneware ceramics business after gaining a wealth of experience in London and Ireland having worked for some of Ireland’s most established potteries. I grew up exploring the waterways of South Leitrim on my parent’s old Guinness/ Grand Canal barge. This gave me a love for the hidden small spaces, found in sleepy streams and a curiosity for the shapes, colours and life – held within its clay and riverbanks. I carried this curious creative nature into adulthood, going on to study at the much respected Thomastown Pottery Skills course in Kilkenny.

From there I went to work for Badger Hill Pottery and then Judy Greene in Galway. I also spent several years in England working for Hogben Pottery. Also alongside Kerry Hastings, helping her design pottery for the “Conrad” shop in London.

Now I’m back at home in Leitrim and inspired by the lush landscape of home. I’m creating colourful and lightweight handmade stoneware pottery bringing a hint of opulence to functional studio ceramics.

A great advantage of having a local potter who designs her own work. Is that if you need a bespoke product I can design something to fit your requirements. Like a customer of mine who needed a plate made with a curve on one side. This allows him to scoop the food onto a fork easier as he is losing his sight.

My Irish designed and Irish made ceramics are made from toasted stoneware clay. This clay allows me to create ceramics that are light but strong, as they are fired to over 1200C. You will notice the difference when you pick them up. They fit well into your hand and unlike some traditional pottery my functional ceramics are lightweight.

I make my own glazes, this allows me to create the colours I’m looking for. This breathes beautiful life into my Irish made ceramics. It also means there are always variations in the colours as they are fired up to 1200C. One of the great advantages of my stoneware ceramics is that it is dishwasher safe, just be careful of the handles.