Hand built ceramics artist biography
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Sophie Farrar is a Sheffield based ceramic artist, adopting her craft during a move to San Francisco.
Exploring both throwing and hand building as making techniques, Sophie took to the almost exclusive use of her hands, coupled with an acute number of carving tools.
Dipped in raven black and adorned with smatterings of white strokes, the surfaces are kindred to that of Lino prints - both graphic and organic in appearance.
Hand built ceramics artist biography
Sophie’s signature sgraffito scratched forms are carved into with slow, repetitive motions, exposing the lucent porcelain underneath. Dancing between minimalism and detail, Sophie’s vessels sweep you up into a sea of striking mark making.
We chatted to Sophie about her practice, excited to learn more about her hand-built approach to clay.
How did you get started?
“I studied fine art at university, then having spent several years teaching in inner city schools across the UK, I made the move to San Francisco.
My visa meant I was unable to work for the first