Angie Mitchell Ceramics

Artistic Practice
Since childhood I have always had a passion for painting and drawing and then for the past ten years for ceramics. Drawing and painting is at the essence of all my work, and is part of the process of making.
My work is inspired by the drama and colour of the Lakeland hills and Morecombe Bay Estuary in which I live, it’s ever changing weather and it’s moods. I create a range of hand built ceramics, printing, drawing and painting with coloured slips and glazes. I use various mark making and printing techniques to add detail and information about the texture and pattern. Each piece is individual, although I sometimes make a series of pieces on the same theme, or return to an idea, interpreting it differently.
My drawings reflect my passion for pattern and texture and my delight and interest in wildlife, in particular hens and birds.

Education
I am an artist/teacher with 23 years experience of managing the art curriculum and related art projects from Foundation Stage to upper Key Stage 2. I love to engage children in their own creativity, motivating them through first hand experience to enjoy the process of designing and making and to explore the natural qualities of the material they are working with. My work in schools ranges from creating murals/panels to designing and making 3D images that reflect their own experience of the world and of themselves. I employ a range of different skills; printing, drawing, painting, and decorating to give the children a broad experience of the medium. All of my projects have strong cross-curricular links with the main focus being on enjoyment and the growth of confidence and self esteem.

Work History
Jan 1983 - Dec 2006        Primary School teacher and Art Coordinator

Jan 2005 - Present           Partner in Ceramics Cooperative
                                      5+Contemporary Ceramics
                                      Ambleside

Jan 1996 - Present           Artist, Green Door Studios
                                      Green Door Studios
                                      Kendal

Sep 2001 - Jun 2003         Ceramics Teacher
                                       Brewery Arts Centre
                                       Kendal

Jan 2007 - Present            Self-employed as ceramic artist,
                                       Registered with Cumbria Arts in Education
                                       Setting up own workshop
                                       Establishing provision of private ceramic classes

Jan - Dec 2008                  University of Cumbria

Commissions

Jan 2001 - Dec 2001        Kendal Windows on Art, Kendal
                                      Commission to create a community mural for Crook village hall.
Oct 2006                        Big Draw Project at Brantfied Nursery,Kendal
May 2007                        South Cumbria Rivers Mural at the Brewery Arts Centre

Jan 2008 National Trust leaf Mural

Exhibitions / Shows
Potfest in the Park 2002-4
Kendal Windows on Art Open and Windows exhibition 2000-2005
Green Door Studios Annual exhibitions at Grasmere/Brewery Arts centre 2000-06
Brewery Arts Centre – GD10 2005
Witherslack Group’s Art Circus at the Round House Staveley , Nov/Dec 2005
Stokoe Gallery Alston July 06
Keswick Museum June 06
Bay Potters Christmas Exhibitions 2004-7
NPA at the Lund Gallery May 2007
‘Small’ Exhibition at Mill Yard Staveley 2007
NPA at the Peter Scott Gallery Dec 2007
NPA at Hornsey’s Gallery Ripon May 2008

Outlets
Farfield Mill, Arts and Heritage Centre, Sedbergh
Pendle Heritage Centre Gallery, Barrowford
Yew Tree Barn, High Newton
Artroom Gallery, Garstang