I am a ceramicist based between Glasgow and London, working primarily with the wheel to create large-scale, segmented forms. My practice navigates the balance between structural control and material unpredictability, using precise construction to anchor expressive, reactive glaze surfaces. Process functions both as a framework for discipline and a space for intuitive dialogue with the material. Through a combination of traditional and emerging techniques – including throwing, hand-building, 3D clay printing, and VR modelling – I explore form and identity, often drawing on landscape and personal experience to shape both structure and surface.
Currently, I am completing an MA in Ceramics and Glass at the Royal College of Art, supported by the Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship and the Grocers’ Scholarship. During this time, I’ve expanded my practice to incorporate digital tools and sculptural experimentation. My foundation lies in rigorous throwing practice, developed during a 2022 apprenticeship with master potter Shin Chul in South Korea. Across all areas of my work, I remain committed to sustainability and material narrative, with recent exhibitions and residencies in the UK and internationally reflecting an ongoing inquiry into place, transformation, and surface.
Glaze responds to the architecture of each form, accentuating undulating edges and protrusions. Through this unfolding surface language, I explore moments of rupture and the active agency of material. Working with large-scale forms allows me to push both the physical and conceptual boundaries of ceramic practice—using scale to evoke bodily presence and invite spatial engagement. These forms become canvases for surface experimentation.The resulting textures are unpredictable and materially active, producing surfaces that feel geological and alive—echoing the natural processes of growth and decay.
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Zoe Slater Ceramics offers handcrafted pottery, contemporary tableware, and large-scale ceramic sculpture from studios in Glasgow and London. Working with wild clay, experimental glazes, and a blend of traditional and digital techniques, Zoe creates bespoke ceramics for restaurants, hotels, and public spaces — including custom tableware sets and wall-based ceramic installations for foyers and interiors. In addition to commissions, Zoe teaches ceramics workshops in Glasgow and London, sharing skills in wheel throwing, 3d printing with clay, and alternative firing techniques.
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