Chloé Rosetta Bell

Ceramics

Ceramicist Chloé Rosetta Bell is both an artist and researcher, and her material-focused practice examines the livelihoods that are dependent on a specific landscape. She studies the materials and narratives connected to particular places to inform her collections, and by sourcing and transforming these same materials, she creates ceramic objects that celebrate that landscape, with a subtle but essential emphasis on its sustainability.

In her most recent work for the New Craftsman, Chloé's has developed glazes from David Austin Rose residue produced from distilling gin. Working from her home studio on the Isle of Wight, Chloé has quietly focused on creating forms that propose function but allow her glazes space to become contemplative objects.

Chloe graduated with an MA in Ceramics from the Royal College of Art in 2019, and has exhibited her work at the British Ceramics Biennial, and Plate Up at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen.

"I have in mind to celebrate the rose farm and the people who work from it. The deep knowledge of their land and their craft, be it farming or distilling gin, shape their lives. My glazes and forms are quiet objects that echo their persevering passion.