Lucy Baxendale

Lucy Baxendale is a Ceramicist, Illustrator & Community Artist based in rural Herefordshire.

Using a form of a surrealist automatism, she draws from her unconscious to produce pen and pencil drawings which often become the inspiration for her ceramic work. She is curious about how you choose to translate a 2D drawing into a 3D form and pushes herself to build challenging porcelain structures, using a variety of different hand building techniques. Her unusual homeware range, inspired by imaginary worlds, is a playful attempt to bring fun to function.

Lucy also produces large murals and illustrations for clients and works on a variety of Community based Arts Projects. She teaches Ceramic short courses at Hereford College of Arts, Cabalva Ceramics & occasionally from her own studio.

She currently illustrates ‘The Meeting Post’ for Wyldwood Arts C.I.C, an intergenerational newspaper which is distributed to care homes, older people living alone, community groups & schools across Herefordshire, the Forest of Dean & Bristol and is full of interactive, creative, dementia friendly activities.