Cornwall Ceramics and Glass Group...Sonje Hibbert

"Sonje Hibbert is a ceramic artist who is influenced by extensive living and travelling abroad. Working with a variety of concepts, the current aspect of her figurative work fuses her fascination of Easter and African Cultures with more traditional West European styles. These sensual figurative sculptures, whilst being tactile and often humorous, on a more serious note attempt to portray the cliches that surround the Western perceptions of the female form.

Whilst a recent residency has opened up the arena to explore the jug as an iconic domestic vessel, Sonje also researched methods of portraying the wider more unspoken concerns relating to the human condition. A recent context deals with the aftermath of modern day conflicts and genocide, essentially influenced by the latest warfare in Iraq."