Path and Inspiration
Elaine originally worked in archival roles for twenty years. At the same time she pursued ceramics as a hobby alongside her work. In 2010 she decided to turn her love of ceramics into her career and went on to complete an MA in Contemporary Craft with Distinction at UCA Farnham. Elaine has established herself as a successful ceramic artist - teaching and exhibiting at venues across the UK and continuing her practice at her studio in Sussex.Process and Practice
Elaine Sheppard Bolt is a ceramic artist working in porcelain and stoneware to make sculptural forms and wall-pieces. Elaine uses techniques such as hand-building, throwing, colouring clays, layering slips and glazes and including found objects. Together these pieces create collections and compositions that can suggest a story or explore an idea or memory.
