BIOGRAPHY

Lydia Collings is a ceramic artist who specialises in raku and smoke firing techniques.

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Originally she studied Political Sciences and English literature and later specialised in language teaching.

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Lydia began her journey with clay in 1995. She says: “I was a complete novice.”

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In the summer of 1997, she attended her first workshop in Florence with the British sculptor Mo Jupp. He was a key influence in Lydia’s career as he encouraged her to start exhibiting her work.

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Since then, she attended several workshops in the UK and Europe with internationally renowned ceramicists.

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In 2000, she set up her own studio in Cambridgeshire and has since been exhibiting in the UK.

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In 2010 she obtained a BA degree in Ceramic Design from Glasgow School of Art.

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She is a member of Anglian Potters and Cambridge Open Studios.