Kim is based in Abergavenny. She worked in the heritage and tourism sectors across the UK for almost 30 years. Through this time her passion for telling the stories of South Wales and the people that drove the Industrial Revolution across the world heightened her knowledge about the area’s history and geology This professional passion has now been combined with her new love, ceramics.
She studied for Contemporary Design Crafts BA at Hereford College of Arts. She tried many media, her passion is ceramics, and in particular, porcelain. She then went on to study Ceramics MA at Cardiff Met University.
In my practice, she aims to incorporate texture and narrative, often creating very simple forms that will carry the intended message. She seeks to combine her professional interests with her ceramics, developing a narrative about the natural assets that gave this area the opportunity to lead the world. She also explores historical events, such as the Aberfan Disaster, which is the topic she explored for her graduate show.
Her work is hand built or cast, integrating textures, colours and oxides. The simple vessels currently on show at Found are porcelain
