St. Cloud - a new collection arriving on the 2nd of November.

  • St Cloud charts a speculative journey back to the 6th century re-imagining objects that the Cornish saints may have encountered.

    Using local and foraged clays, ash glazes and firing key pieces in a wood kiln, the work speaks to the land in a way that the work carries the physical trace of the ground it's made from.

    This collection will also feature the first key pieces of fused glass after Caitlin’s bursary in Fused glass at Create CIC funded through the Goldsmiths Foundation.

  • The St Cloud collection will be on display at Alma Artspace In Newquay, Cornwall.

    Private view from 6.30pm on the 2nd of November.

    The exhibition runs from 2-9th November.

  • The collection will be available online from 6.30pm on the 2nd of November.

    I will open up pre-orders for Shell sconces and one or two pieces a few weeks before. If you want to sign up to my mailing list to get more information, head to the Substack link at the bottom of this page.

Black and white photograph of a Caitlin j Clarke sitting beside a tree, wearing glasses, a light shirt, and sneakers, with her arms around her knee.
Close-up of a seashell with white and brown patterns
The Candle Clock could be a timer while you meditate, cook or as an entertaining centrepiece on a dinner table. Designed to bring us out of a digital world and into our present, the Candle Clock encourages warmth, while providing light & timekeeping
People shaping clay on a table with pottery tools, candles, cups, and a decorative item present.
A single gray, porous rock with a central hole, set against a black background.

caitlin j clarke

potter, artist, designer, teacher & maker

The Shell Sconce is a functional piece of art intended to act as both a source of lighting, and a mirror. Made for an intentional evening, to add atmosphere and warmth into a home.

OPEN FOR:

01. Ceramics, lighting & tableware commissions

02. Teaching & workshops

03. Public works, community engagement

04. Stockists & retailers to work with

05. Exhibitions & markets

06. Collaborations & partnerships

07. Website, logo & other graphic design

contact via social, email or web

A round bagel with a hole in the center, placed against a black background.
A sculptural Ikebana, with a sealed lid decorated with various holes for intentional arrangements. Carved with woodcarving tools, the glaze sits and moves on these pieces in an interesting way.

Courses & workshops

The essentials of handbuilding course - 8 weeks - August 24th - October 19th (Break for 31st Aug) The essentials of handbuilding course - 8 weeks - August 24th - October 19th (Break for 31st Aug)
The essentials of handbuilding course - 8 weeks - August 24th - October 19th (Break for 31st Aug)
£250.00

Join Caitlin in her Lostwithiel Studio to for a relaxed and informative 8 week course where we learn the fundamentals of handbuilding, working towards making a series of useful homewares, whilst learning confidence with clay and all the different techniques, all glazed with Caitlin’s bespoke glazes.

  • Monday nights from 6.30-9pm

  • Learning clay preparation, pinching, slab building, slump moulds, tile making, coiling, surface decoration, combining the techniques, and then glazing.

  • Over the 8 weeks we would aim to make and fire up to 6 pieces to take home at the end of the course, (plates, bowls, spoons, mugs or goblets, vases etc).

  • Workshops will be run in Lostwithiel, PL220HG.

  • All clay, tools and glazes are provided. I provide carefully selected hand made glazes. Underglazes and slips are also available.

  • Highlights: Lowest price for workshop in comparison, unlimited tea and coffee, beautiful glazes, friendly and supportive atmosphere, free parking on site, bespoke workshop space & further workshop opportunities after completion available.

Overview of course:

  • Week 1: Preparation, storage and stages of of clay, learning pinch pots

  • Week 2: Making tiles and slump moulds, surface decoration techniques

  • Week 3: Slab building

  • Week 4: Coiling

  • Week 5: Combining the techniques to make your own project with 1kg of clay

  • Week 6: Refining our work

  • Week 7: Glazing

  • Week 8: Gathering to unveil the finished ceramics, dinner together

Outcomes:

  • Skills development: New or refreshed understanding of handbuilding, how to use clay effectively and the process from fresh clay to finished item

  • 6 or so handmade pieces to bring home!

  • Wellbeing: 2.5 hours a week to tune out, be around likeminded people and get creative

  • Social connections, small classes of 6 or so people, fresh tea and a wholesome dinner at the final class fosters a sense of community

  • A chance to join further classes with Caitlin upon completion.

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“Moulding clay with her hands, Clarke’s earthworks were created as an artistic rather than civic pursuit, yet a slippery parallel seeps through this common desire to dig, sculpt and transform raw materials from the earth—changing them irreversibly.”

Deep time submerging

Andrea Bell, The Art Paper, SOIL 2022

Black and white photo of a small, round, textured dish or bowl on a dark surface with small specks around it.
Sunset view through a window with a collection of small clay or ceramic figurines and bowls on the windowsill, overlooking a body of water.
Silhouette of a person with glasses, sitting and looking downward, against a yellowish window background.
People with their hands in a muddy stream or river, surrounded by rocks.
Person holding a ceramic bowl, illuminated by warm yellow light, with the background showing a window and shadow patterns.

Garden of clay - a film by Martin Sagadin

For Legacies, Circuit Artist Moving Image / 16 min 12 sec / Single channel / Digital Video / Colour / Sound

Caitlin sculpts clay in her studio while telling stories about her predecessors. The work is an affirmation of the artistic process as a circular gesture, one that starts and ends with a gift from and to the earth.

Watch here