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Alex Sickling
Alex Sickling is an illustrator and ceramicist based in Newcastle. She explores the process of image making through ceramic objects, creating both functional and decorative pieces, including plates and figurines. Known for her love of Staffordshire pottery, and her fascination with Victorian society, Alex has collaborated with clients such as Anthropologie, the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art and the Hepworth Gallery, Wakefield. She graduated from Leeds College of Art in 2012.
Maker's Story
Alex Sickling is an illustrator and ceramicist based in Newcastle. She explores the process of image making through ceramic objects, creating both functional and decorative pieces, including plates and figurines. Known for her love of Staffordshire pottery, and her fascination with Victorian society, Alex has collaborated with clients such as Anthropologie, the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art and the Hepworth Gallery, Wakefield. She graduated from Leeds College of Art in 2012.
Maker's Quote
I am interested in image making and how it can be translated into something tangible, something with character. My influences stem from trips away. I love Scandinavia, and the outdoors, quaint villages, grand country houses, Staffordshire pottery, folk and outsider art. I thrive on variety.
Illustrator & Ceramicist
The Process
Heavily inspired by the likes of Picasso and Hylton Nel, Alex handmakes every ceramic piece using white earthenware, cast in small batches. The work is then hand-painted and decorated using underglaze paints, after which a transparent glaze is applied.
The Process
