All of Steven Will’s work starts with walking - integrating landscape and a sense of place. Out on the marshes, heaths and in the woods, he collects interesting finds and records the landscape through photography, print making and drawing. Domestic ware is treated similarly, fusing our surroundings into our daily rituals. Found muds and clays are dug, washed, sieved, dried and ground to a powder. When combined with wood ash from bonfires and wood burners and transformed by the heat of the kiln, delicate and site-specific glazes are formed, each telling a tale. Initially contact with clay was through evening classes where he was hooked at first touch. This led onto an Art Foundation Course in Brighton and then the Ceramics Diploma at London City Lit. He currently works from his studio near Orford on the Suffolk Coast.
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