Katie Spragg
British Ceramicist
“WORKING FROM PHOTOS AND DRAWINGS FROM MY TIME IN ICELAND, AS WELL AS CLAY STUDIES I MADE OF THE PLANTS WHILE I WAS THERE, I HAVE HAND-MODELLED THESE PLANTS. MOST LEAVES AND PETALS ARE MADE IN THE PALM OF MY HAND, USING PORCELAIN, THEY ARE THEN ASSEMBLED ONTO BASES, ROCKS, LANDSCAPES MADE FROM BLENDS OF PORCELAIN AND DIFFERENT STONEWARE CLAYS.”
Katie Spragg is a British Ceramic Artist. Spragg creates exquisitely delicate porcelain sculptures, made up of hand-modelled plants. Each sculpture connects to a particular locality, where Spragg has studied native plants and re-imagined them through clay.
Flow is currently showcasing a series of three pieces inspired by Spragg’s residency in Iceland in June 2022. Over the two weeks she was there, she witnessed different plants appear and bloom in the landscapes she explored - against the backdrop of the constantly shifting Icelandic light and weather. Holtasóley is Iceland's national flower, Lambagras (lambs grass) grows in the barren volcanic tundra or scrubby grass, whilst Icelandic poppies are found growing between rocks on the seashore.
