Margo Schmidt

Margo Schmidt is a Cardiff-based ceramic artist, teacher and curator. She graduated from Cardiff Metropolitan University, where she now teaches the ceramics evening class. Her sliced pots link functional ceramics to architectural sculpture. Like the buildings around Cardiff Bay, with their exteriors constructed of layers of slate or stone, these pieces contain an unexpected interior. The pots confound our expectations through the combination of contrasts, inviting us to consider the pieces from various perspectives simultaneously a sculpture, an unfinished stack of clay slices or a simple lidded pot? She tempts us to handle the pieces and discover their surprising character. 

Margo's work is on show & sale at Oriel Makers, Cardiff