Round brushstroke vase in smooth hand sanded porcelain and brushstroke, glazed blue internally All items are handmade and may feature small inconsistencies which add to their charmAbout Sophie Alda an artist, designer, maker and facilitator working with: -The production and development of objects exploring the relationship between the functional, the sculptural and the narratively suggestive, approaching materiality and tactility in a playful way, rejecting the hierarchy of the practically useful/ art object within craft or otherwise. -Co-operation - creating the space and structure to facilitate production and community, skill sharing, interdisciplinary collaboration and independence in a precarious environment. She is a founding member of workshop co-operative Clay Collective based in Hackney, London. Our aims in forming the organisation and space were to provide a democratic and supportive space and community in which practitioners could work and collaborate, sharing skills, space, ideas and resources.