Jane Silk
Jane’s bird forms reflect her ongoing love of birds by the exaggeration of their forms, features and movement - the essence of their behaviour and personalities. Together with her love of birds, the natural world has always been at the root of her inspiration. Weather and its impact on the environment, the power of the elements, erosion and decay - all play their part. Her work reveals a fascination for textural surface qualities and edges, and she is excited by the colour variations that can be achieved through complex layers of treatment, using a range of clay bodies, slips, oxides and glazes...
