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Nicola Tassie
Maker's Story
Nicola Tassie is a ceramicist whose work focuses on pushing the conceptual and material possibilities of domestic forms. While her work evokes a sense of familiarity within the viewer, her pieces, through construction and approach, elevate themselves beyond their humble function into the realm of sculpture. A founder member of Standpoint Studios, Nicola works from her space following the tradition of producing small batch domestic ware, which often form the basis of more abstract still life sets and installations.
Maker's Quote
I switch between working in earthenware and stoneware and enjoy the variety of clays. I play with the texture of the surface using the simple lines either incised into the soft clay body, scored through the glaze or sgraffitoed through liquid slip.
Ceramicist
The Process
Nicola Tassie’s pieces display a defiantly clean form and experimental use of texture, colour and technique. From sgraffitoed porcelain, lava glazes to grainy crank clay, her restrained shapes represent the ideal surface for her considered applications.


