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Five handmade ceramic mugs are arranged in a circle against a plain white background. Each mug features a unique interior pattern in shades of blue, orange, green and grey.

Enviable ceramics skills from the wonderful Laura Bird

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Date
16 April 2013

If, in a few hundred years, whatever inhabits this earth digs up ancient relics to give them clues of our time, I hope that it’s not a fizzing, cracked pile of iPads and Lean Mean Grilling Machines, but Laura Bird’s pottery. Drawing influences from the ceramics of ancient civilisation, and adding a touch of her own humour, Laura’s beautiful objects, curiosities and ornaments are clever and easy on the eye. I can say with the utmost honesty that after perusing her website for a while I anxiously began Googling London-based pottery courses. We love you, Laura!

Two small ceramic sculptures of tigers with blue stripes on a white background. One tiger lies stretched out, while the other sits upright.
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Laura Bird: Ceramics

A ceramic sculpture of two brown figures entwined around a white cylindrical column. The figures are posed in a dynamic, embracing gesture on a blue and white scalloped base.
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Laura Bird: Ceramics

Two ceramic bowls with blue glazed interiors. In the left bowl, a figure is submerged with only their arms raised above the surface. In the right bowl, a figure floats on their back, looking upwards.
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Laura Bird: Ceramics

Two ceramic sculptures of figures with blue hair sitting on textured, rocky bases. One figure faces forward with a slumped posture, while the other is seen from behind.
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Laura Bird: Ceramics

Two views of a ceramic sculpture featuring a white and brown cylindrical form resembling a tree trunk. A small, white figure reclines in a shallow brown bowl at the base of the trunk.
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Laura Bird: Ceramics

A ceramic vase with a wide body and narrow neck, decorated in blue and black on a pale background. Hand-painted patterns include rows of geometric shapes, fish, and leaf-like forms.
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Laura Bird: Ceramics

Three small ceramic pots with hand-drawn faces hold different succulents. Each pot features a unique expression and a small, protruding clay nose.
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Laura Bird: Ceramics

Five ceramic mugs are arranged in a circle against a plain white background. Each mug features unique, hand-painted abstract patterns and colours inside the bowl.
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Laura Bird: Ceramics

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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