As a child Rachel grew up with art all around her. Her father was a Painter art teacher and historian and author, her mother a ballet dancer, artist’s model, and researcher.
Playing with paint and clay or romping around church yards was just part of their everyday lives.
On leaving school Rachel went to work at St. Paul’s cathedral, training to be a stone carver. To broaden her skills, she decided to complete a degree in fine art at Kennington Art School where she specialised in sculpture.
She travelled around the country working as a conservator of ancient stone monuments, including some in the chapel at Arundel Castle and at Harewood House in Yorkshire.
Rachel returned to Herefordshire, where Marriage and children put an end to her travels, but not to her creative urges. She signed up for a pottery class and now combines her love of throwing pots with her earlier training as a sculptor, producing a wide range of brightly coloured functional pottery, which include bowls, mugs, jugs, and vases.
Rachel is continuously adding to her collection of sculptural pieces for the garden, with designs that are often influenced by my love of nature. Her popular “Green man” range is complemented by bird baths, fountains and new for this year her play on the concept of Garden Totem poles, all of which are frost proof.
Rachel is a member of South Wales Potters and The Herefordshire Guild of Craftsmen. She exhibits in galleries in England and Wales
www.rachelpadleyceramics.co.uk
Phone 01531650388 / 07805896015
Email: rachelpadleypots@hotmail.co.uk
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