Jordanstown, Co Antrim based potter Denise McAuley produces a combination of wheel thrown
functional/ non- functional ware & hand-built statement pieces.

Denise remains sensitive to the characteristics of the geological makeup of this place we call home. She is heavily influenced by the natural landscape of the Lough Neagh basin & Causeway Coast & Glens.

Much of her wheel-thrown functional ware reflects the intense colour palette of the local landscape & its application ensures the authenticity of each being a handcrafted one-off piece. She recently
completed her HND in Ceramic Product Design at Belfast Met.

Denise draws on her Trauma nursing experience in creating her hand-built pieces that represent a more complex relationship of the human condition, landscape and relationship between them. These pieces seek ‘perfection through imperfection’.

She is passionate about how the practice of ‘Art and Design’ fosters self-discovery, emotional resilience, stress reduction, and a sense of personal empowerment. Denise enjoys a healthy work life balance working in a trauma setting and working with clay.

She works with a variety of clay bodies and enjoys the peculiar characteristics of each. She uses a
variety of glazes, slip, oxides, stains and decals. She fires her work using an electric kiln.

Denise is a member of CAOS & Cre Collective Ni