Abbie Walker

Level 8

2021
‘Weave’ & ‘Flow Through the Gates’

There is a sense of push and pull between me and it. In painting I pursue this same dynamic, with my whole body active in the process of mark-marking. While manipulating paint, I am recording a dynamic, physical imprint of my active body on the surface of the painting. In ceramics I am creating the playful combination of the natural quality of the clay and the impression of my paintings.

I believe it is important to have a connection to the natural world and create my work in the hope that it can remind the viewer of the vitality of the world around them. In ceramics I can push and pull clay in a way that allows it to speak; a form of conversation. It is malleable, but also retains its own material and organic character.