Sarah Rooms Heaphy Ceramics

Texture, markmaking, muted colour combined with the coastal landscape are the identity behind my sculptural ceramics. The work explores an emotional response to inter-tidal beachscapes, layering of molusc shells, curved forms of pebbles worn by the sea, textures of rocky landscapes as well as investigating nature’s power; waves, sounds, marks of nature, fragility, coastal erosion, tidal & wave patterns  & their impact on coastal life. I develop ideas whilst playing with small testers,collect treasures from the coast, stones, rocks, fossils, shells, and multiple photographs. They all inform my work, acting as nostagalic reminders.

Love of the beach and coastline…calming effects of the sea….contrast of rough cliffs against smooth sands…collecting stones…unconciously stacking pebbles….geological strata…matt vs shiny..wet vs dry…clifftop walks….grasses, seedheads blowing in the wind…clouds chasing across the sky….intense contrasting colours… An ever growing accumulation of inspirations….