“My ceramics practice has moved me into an obsession with primordial life, “Richardson said. She has worked with clay since high school, when she was growing up in the beautiful countryside near London. Her love of the outdoors shows in her unusual and fanciful sculptures. “As technology is more stressed and pressured, I don’t feel so overwhelmed when I’m out in nature,” she said.

His creative process begins with a comforting ritual: a steaming cup of coffee and a... vintage Ceramic Ceramic Monthly from the 1970s.