Amy Douglas MRSS

Amy has a multi disciplinary art practice making prints, paintings but predominately works with broken ceramic figurines and found objects .Surreal sculptural interventions connected to the original body of the pottery. Where the piece is broken directs the intervention, fusing narrative and historical context.

Amy is intrigued by the stories that come with the ownership of objects. Hereditary tales of families and individuals becomes integral to the life of the inanimate. They are often portholes to another time and place.

Amy works with traditional restoration techniques as her background was in ceramic conservation . Making her own version of a kintsugi repair with the craft of gesso, gilding materials and recipes from the 14th century. Amy is developing ways to be more mindful of the materials in use so they have less impact on the environment .

Amy has worked collaboratively on numerous Public Art commissions, her sculptures have been exhibited throughout the UK with Lulu Guinness and Paul Smith . Her works  are in numerous private collections, her first solo show was in New York with The Jack Hanley Gallery.