Helen Martino

I describe my pots as 'serious, posh and frivolous' because for many years I was a functional potter, making batches of domestic pots on the wheel. These more recent pots are hand built individually and each is considered separately. I make ceramic sculptures which embody a sense of narrative. Each piece within a series explores an element of the story through a change in scale, movement, composition or colour.

I am fascinated by body language within both the moving and still image. I find inspiration, for example, in the exaggerated and stylised movements expressed by actors in silent movies - but equally interesting to me is the way in which narrative is depicted within Mogul and Persian miniature paintings. Here, a still gesture, combined with often intricate and symbolic composition, captures a moment which tells both a past and a future story. My sculptures, often intimate in size, relate to this single moment where great, or small, events in people's lives are revealed by gesture and communication.

I work in Cambridge and exhibit widely in galleries in the UK. I am also a founder member of Cambridge Open Studios. I am finding that my past, present and my future, my friends and the things that happen day to day have become sources of inspiration in themselves.

Prices range from: £25 - £500

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