Julie Turner

I completed my Degree in Ceramics under the tutelage of Mo Jupp, Nick Homoky and Walter Keeler at UWE in Bristol. It was the first opportunity that I had to fully immerse myself in the materials and processes that had fascinated me since I was a child. I started my degree determined to be a sculptor, but it quickly became clear that I had developed an obsession with wheel thrown ceramics and functional ware that has shaped my working practices ever since. I live and work in Wales, and have run my own studio in Monmouth for over 20 years.

 

My studio, situated in an area of historic welsh parkland, was the ideal location to explore the welsh obsession with spoons, given traditionally as a symbol of Love, from husband to wife. 

 

My spoons, made from delicate porcelain and high fired, have grown from their functional roots into more symbolic and historically inspired pieces. Strongly associated with the tradition of Welsh Love Spoons they are complex structures of delicate, interwoven forms. Representing our friendships, relationships and families, they speak of the beauty and complexity of modern relationships