Crafts CouncilDirectorySalma Shakir CeramicsPotterLondon, EnglandCeramicsWebsiteE-mailInstagramAboutInfoIt’s the ‘pot’ in pottery which first drew me to clay some 26 years ago. I was attracted to the rounded forms with a narrow necks and flared out or sculpted lips. My technical competence on the wheel allows me to be innovative with the forms I make. Keeping the classical pottery shapes in mind I like to challenge myself to be creative by adding textures and colours to enhance the form. This has helped me to approach my thrown shapes as sculptural forms that started life on the potter’s wheel.Focus:Throwing and SculptingCV:Download documentCommissions:Available for commissionsAboutIt’s the ‘pot’ in pottery which first drew me to clay some 26 years ago. I was attracted to the rounded forms with a narrow necks and flared out or sculpted lips. My technical competence on the wheel allows me to be innovative with the forms I make. Keeping the classical pottery shapes in mind I like to challenge myself to be creative by adding textures and colours to enhance the form. This has helped me to approach my thrown shapes as sculptural forms that started life on the potter’s wheel.InfoFocus:Throwing and SculptingCV:Download documentCommissions:Available for commissionsWebsiteE-mailInstagramProjectVasesProjectTea Vessels