I draw detailed narrative illustrations in to porcelain with sewing needles, adding underglaze, decals and enamels to produce unique images.  !After working as artist in residence, lecturer and technician Wendy Kershaw is now a full time ceramicist. Based in an old farmhouse, in a glen near Lochwinnoch, Scotland.
!Wendy creates narrative illustrations on porcelain, usually in the form of framed panels, but also porcelain books and folding screens. She intricately builds up rich layers of imagery, by etching into porcelain with needles, then working in stains, transfers and on-glaze. Her skilful techniques and multiple firings produce unique detailed images.
!The themes that she illustrates range from the poetry of Keats and Tennyson, celebrations of the small joys of life and her own stories.
!A large influence on her work were three residencies in China, where she was invited after her work was exhibited in America. These were in the historic porcelain capital of Jingdezhen, Shanghai and as part of the UK delegation to the FuLe International Ceramic Art Museums.
!An award winning ceramicist Wendy exhibits in the UK and internationally, and has work in the permanent collections of two museums in China.