Tracey Johnston Ceramics

I am a ceramic artist with an interest in landscape and an anthropological approach to research. I seek to make work that reflects the Ulster coastline and our emotional need to walk its shores and swim its waters. My works, sometimes thrown from local clay, respond to the Ulster coastline. I am part of a community of wild swimmers. Swimming and wayfaring have provided an insight into the importance of the coasts liminal spaces, between earth and water, in shaping our notions of place and belonging. Interactions with the other swimmers has fuelled and inspired me to produce a body of work which I hope speaks of life, nature, mental health and survival.

Tracey has lived and worked from the north coast of Ireland, Belfast and most recently, Strangford Lough. After having supported her family and seen them all through university, she took the opportunity to study Ceramics and Ulster University at the age of 50 and fulfil a lifelong dream of becoming a landscape artist. She completed her degree in 2021 obtaining a BA, Hon’s 1st Class. She now seeks to make vessels that can connect people to the Irish coastline, not just as an image but as a living representation of history, memory and locality, allowing the owner of the vessel to connect to Ireland, weather they are living here or further afield.

Country: United Kingdom

Artist Category: Ceramic Artists

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