Bridget Williams

Bridget Williams, BA, Painting and Printmaking, began working with clay in 1981 whilst studying Art Therapy. After further training in ceramics and working in a collective workshop in London, she became Resident Potter at Prema Arts Centre in Uley, Glos. She teaches at Stroud Art College and produces pottery in her studio at home.

Bridget makes wheel-thrown domestic ware using red earthenware clay. Her large platters, bowls, mugs and other forms are produced as a vehicle for decoration, the surface acting as a canvas on which she applies coloured slips under a transparent glaze. The freshness of the patterns are enhanced by the vigorousness of the sgraffito lines and clarity of the stenciled patterns.