Makers Dozen - Q & A with Emily-KristeWilcox
Welcome to the Makers Dozen. We ask a Guild member a dozen quickfire questions about their life as a maker.
Emily-Kriste Wilcox creates ceramics for interior decor, with an emphasis on bringing elements of the outside world into the home.
Please describe your work in 3 words.
Hand built ceramics for the home.
How long have you been a maker?
2025 marks 20 years of what I have long termed ‘painting in clay’.
What’s the best part of your process?
I like all aspects of the job, whether that’s designing making or displaying them in an interior environment.
What’s the worst part of your process?
Having to pack up and trundle back to the workshop with a large number of pots at the end of an event. It’s those moments where you learn to dig deep.
Do you have a favourite book about your craft?
No, but I could recommend a few. For example, I enjoyed “The Craftsman” by Richard Sennett, and “The Beauty of Everyday Things” by Soetsu Yanagi.
What are you reading?
This week I completed my second book of the year which was ‘Walk Yourself Happy’ by Julia Bradbury. And so to choose another from the bookshelf….perhaps “The Radical Potter” by Tristram Hunt, or “The Little Book of Colour” by Karen Haller, I’ll go for next.
What’s your favourite film?
Don’t really do favourites, and I haven’t watched a film in a while. Still catching up on Netflix series The Crown.
What do you listen to in your studio?
Oh, I keep it varied, but Radio 2 / Smooth Chill are those I regularly tune into.
What one thing would improve your life as a maker?
Repeated orders from trusted clientele and gallery stockists. The opportunity to build these sorts of relationships enables me to plan ahead with both my making schedule and finance situation.
What’s the best piece of advice you have received?
One phrase that frequently gets sent my way is to “keep on being you” - Which kinda suits me!
What’s the question you are asked the most?
What are you working on at the moment? To which there’s often several possible answers as we makers tend to be spinning plates.
Life as a maker can be challenging, would you do it all again?
Most definitely
Thank you Emily!
You will find a selection of Emily's work in our shop and online.