Sue was also a judge on Series 3 of The Great Pottery Throw Down. Returning to making their own collections after a time in other design jobs they set out to create a range of objects that sit comfortably in the home, that aren't awkward, audacious or tricky to use, but are familiar, have fluency and sit effortlessly. In collaboration with her husband John and his company Wild + Wood, Sue also has The Mr & Mrs Collection. Small details and preferences which reflect the intuitive decision making we all make on a daily basis when choosing what cup to take from the cupboard for a cup of tea.
circle pen stroke colored pencil drawing doodle sketch arrow round subjects crayons on wood background hand drawing pencils round pencil face colouring pencil colored pencil drawings. Sue is inspired by the everyday and the ordinary material qualities, textures and the interaction we have with objects. 1,694,330 pencil drawing stock photos, vectors, and illustrations are available royalty-free. She’s worked both as an in-house designer and as a freelance designer for over 20 years for retailers and manufacturers and still uses the skills she learnt in her first job. And taught by the highly skilled model makers to understand volume and the transition from 2D to 3D and to visualise those forms into fine plaster models. Learning the skills of production throwing sometimes digging the clay, then wedging and weighing the clay to throw to all the same size and shape.Īfter graduation Sue’s first job was at Wedgwood as a shape designer, guided by the design team to understand the breadth of ceramic form, from how a plate should sit on the table to how a spout should pour. Sue’s background is firmly rooted in the crafts, having started her journey into ceramics at a small pottery in Lincolnshire in the mid 1980’s.