Tim Copsey – Ceramics

Tim Copsey’s process communicates spontaneity, subjecting pots to being crushed, broken, fired and re-fired, squeezed and reshaped, using disruption to inspire vibrant character. Tim’s work demonstrates how beauty resonates from imperfection, irregularity and experimentation.

It’s easy to see how his ceramics reflect the bucolic countryside of the Peak District Pennine, where his studio – empty space – is currently based. Here, where lichen might wrap a tree trunk, Tim explores lustrous flecks of gold leaf, malachite, palladium and platinum.

Tim was raised near Manchester, surrounded by clay pits and brickworks and an early, tactile memory of picking up clay from the ground was instrumental in shaping his education and a career in ceramics.