ALISON BUNDLE followed a career in commerce by taking a course in studio ceramics at Mid Warwickshire College, establishing her studio in Marnhull, Dorset.

Her work is handbuilt, coiled and slabbed animal forms, in resilient grogged raku clay decorated with metallic oxides and lustres.  Each piece is unique.

 Inspiration  for the horse sculpture comes from early equine art: Greek chariot horses and China’s T’ang dynasty terracotta horses.  Trying to reflect all this in clay form is an absorbing task.

Currently, Alison works from sketches and photos, modelling a series of horses, dogs, cats and other animals.  They are characterised by a lively style, in which the creatures seem to engage their viewers somehow on a human level. 

Alison is a member of the Potters Bristol Cooperative and the Westcountry Potters Association and is happy to consider commissions.